8Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.


In Context

5 Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.

6 Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.

7 He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.

8 Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

9 Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence.

Proverbs 9:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.