Proverbs 19:25-27

New International Reader's Version

²⁵ If you whip a person who makes fun of others,
    childish people will learn to be wise.
If you warn those who already understand what is right,
    they will gain even more knowledge.

²⁶ Anyone who robs their father and drives out their mother
    is a child who brings shame and dishonor.

²⁷ My son, if you stop listening to what I teach you,
    you will wander away from the words of knowledge.