Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love 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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
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 He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked man getteth to himself a blot. 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 Impart to a wise man, and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase learning.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is for them in their calamities.
Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.
Proverbs 29:1
He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.
Leviticus 19:17
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt earnestly rebuke thy neighbour, lest thou bear sin on account of him.
Numbers 14:6-10
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of them that searched out the land, rent their garments.
2 Samuel 12:7-14
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
1 Kings 1:23
And they told the king saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
1 Kings 1:32
And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil: it is Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Proverbs 15:12
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him; he will not go unto the wise.
Proverbs 23:9
Speak not in the ears of a foolish man, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 28:23
He that rebuketh a man shall afterwards find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Matthew 15:14
Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.
Galatians 2:11-14
But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be condemned:
Hebrews 6:4-8
For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
2 Peter 3:15-16
and account the longsuffering of our Lord to be salvation; according as our beloved brother Paul also has written to you according to the wisdom given to him,