7The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish.


In Context

4 Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,

5 'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.

6 Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

7 The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish.

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

9 Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

Proverbs 9:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:7"Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:7He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:7He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:7He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked man getteth to himself a blot.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:7He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:7He that reproveth a scorner, getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:7He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:7He that reproves a scorner gets to himself shame: and he that rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.