Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Holman Bible
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
International Standard Version
Don't rebuke a mocker or he will hate you. Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you.
A Conservative Version
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee. Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
American Standard Version
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Amplified
Correct a wise man [who learns from his error], and he will love you.
Bible in Basic English
Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.
Darby Translation
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not reprove him mocking, lest he shall hate thee: reprove to the wise one and he will love thee.
King James 2000
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke the wise and he will love you.
Modern King James verseion
Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you; give to a wise man, and he will love you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Reprove not a scorner, lest he owe thee evil will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
NET Bible
Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.
New Heart English Bible
Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Webster
Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
World English Bible
Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Themes
Instruction » The time when the wise are instructed
Rebuke » The reward for rebuking a wise man
Reproof » They who give, are hated by scorners
Reproof » Those that reprove a scorner
Reproof » The reward for reproving a wise man
Reproof » Saints should » Love those who give
Scorn » Those that reprove a scorner
Scorning and mocking » Those who are addicted to » Hate those who reprove
Interlinear
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References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 9:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom Prolongs Life
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.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 141:5
The righteous doth beat me in kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer is about their vexations.
Matthew 7:6
Ye may not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned -- may rend you.
Proverbs 29:1
A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.
Leviticus 19:17
'Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.
Numbers 14:6-10
And Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, of those spying the land, have rent their garments,
2 Samuel 12:7-14
And Nathan saith unto David, 'Thou art the man! Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I anointed thee for king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
1 Kings 1:23
and they declare to the king, saying, 'Lo, Nathan the prophet;' and he cometh in before the king, and boweth himself to the king, on his face to the earth.
1 Kings 1:32
And king David saith, 'Call for me for Zadok the priest, and for Nathan the prophet, and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada;' and they come in before the king.
1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, 'Yet -- one man to seek Jehovah by him, and I have hated him, for he doth not prophesy concerning me good, but evil -- Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, 'Let not the king say so.'
Proverbs 13:18
Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
Proverbs 15:12
A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not.
Proverbs 23:9
In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 28:23
Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.
Matthew 15:14
let them alone, guides they are -- blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.'
Galatians 2:11-14
And when Peter came to Antioch, to the face I stood up against him, because he was blameworthy,
Hebrews 6:4-8
for it is impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,
2 Peter 3:15-16
and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul -- according to the wisdom given to him -- did write to you,