Proverbs 9:8
“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 9:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Strafe den Spötter nicht, daß er dich nicht hasse; strafe den Weisen, und er wird dich lieben.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No reprendas al escarnecedor, porque no te aborrezca; corrige al sabio, y te amará.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Não repreendas ao zombador, para que ele não te odeie; repreende ao sábio, e ele te amará.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não repreendas o zombador, ou ele te odiará; repreende o sábio, e ele te amará.
📖 Proverbs 9:8 in Context
6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
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