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


In Context

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.

10 The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.