Proverbs 9:8
King James Version
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 9:8 in context
Proverbs 9:6
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 9:7
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Proverbs 9:8SELECTED VERSE
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.