Proverbs 9:7 KJV
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Proverbs 9:7, King James Version
In context
6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 15:12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
- Proverbs 23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.