Proverbs 9:8

King James Version

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

Proverbs 9:8

New International Version

⁸Do not rebuke mockers^(A) or they will hate you;
rebuke the wise and they will love you.^(B)

¹⁰Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

¹⁰Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
the one who hates correction will die.^(A)

¹²A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

¹²Mockers resent correction,^(A)
so they avoid the wise.

King James Version (KJV)

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New International Version (NIV)