Proverbs 9:8 | |
NASB: Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you. Warn a wise person, and he will love you. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. ASV: Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. BBE: 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. DBY: Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. JPS: Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. WBS: Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. WEB: Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you. YLT: Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee. | |
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