Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. New Living Translation So don’t bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you. English Standard Version Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Berean Standard Bible Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. King James Bible Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. New King James Version Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. New American Standard Bible Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you; Rebuke a wise person and he will love you. NASB 1995 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you. NASB 1977 Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you, Reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Legacy Standard Bible Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you. Amplified Bible Do not correct a scoffer [who foolishly ridicules and takes no responsibility for his error] or he will hate you; Correct a wise man [who learns from his error], and he will love you. Christian Standard Bible Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke the wise, and he will love you. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. American Standard Version Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. Contemporary English Version Any bragger you correct will only hate you. But if you correct someone who has common sense, you will be loved. English Revised Version Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you. Warn a wise person, and he will love you. Good News Translation Never correct conceited people; they will hate you for it. But if you correct the wise, they will respect you. International Standard Version Don't rebuke a mocker or he will hate you. Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you. Majority Standard Bible Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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 person, and he will love you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you, "" Give reproof to the wise, and he loves you. Young's Literal Translation Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee. Smith's Literal Translation Thou shalt not reprove him mocking, lest he shall hate thee: reprove to the wise one and he will love thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleRebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to argue with a mocker, lest he hate you. Dispute with the wise, and he will love you. New American Bible Do not reprove the arrogant, lest they hate you; reprove the wise, and they will love you. New Revised Standard Version A scoffer who is rebuked will only hate you; the wise, when rebuked, will love you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleReprove not a bad man, lest he hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do not rebuke an evil one, lest he hate you, but rebuke a wise one, for he will love you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Way of Wisdom…7He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself. 8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. 9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.… Cross References Matthew 7:6 Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. Matthew 15:14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” Proverbs 15:12 A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise. Proverbs 23:9 Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words. Matthew 10:14 And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke. Proverbs 19:25 Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge. Proverbs 21:11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge. Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 14:6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. Proverbs 29:1 A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery. 1 Corinthians 2:14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 2 Peter 2:12 These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed. Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. Treasury of Scripture Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. reprove Proverbs 23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. Proverbs 29:1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. Numbers 14:6-10 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: … rebuke Proverbs 13:18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. Proverbs 28:23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. Leviticus 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Jump to Previous Clear Dear Hate Mocker Pride Rebuke Reproof Reprove Scoffer Scorner Sharp Wise WordsJump to Next Clear Dear Hate Mocker Pride Rebuke Reproof Reprove Scoffer Scorner Sharp Wise WordsProverbs 9 1. The discipline4. and the doctrine of wisdom 13. The custom 16. and error of folly Do not rebuke a mocker The term "mocker" in Hebrew is "לֵץ" (lets), which refers to someone who is scornful or derisive, often rejecting wisdom and instruction. In the ancient Near Eastern context, mockers were seen as those who not only rejected wisdom but actively opposed it, often leading others astray. The instruction here is to avoid engaging in futile arguments with such individuals, as their hearts are hardened against correction. This reflects a broader biblical principle of discerning when to speak and when to remain silent, recognizing that some hearts are not yet ready to receive wisdom. or he will hate you Rebuke a wise man and he will love you Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not rebuke תּ֣וֹכַח (tō·w·ḵaḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict a mocker לֵ֭ץ (lêṣ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3887: Ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker or פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest he will hate you; יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ (yiś·nā·’e·kā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 8130: To hate rebuke הוֹכַ֥ח (hō·w·ḵaḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict a wise man, לְ֝חָכָ֗ם (lə·ḥā·ḵām) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2450: Wise and he will love you. וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ (wə·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇe·kā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f Links Proverbs 9:8 NIVProverbs 9:8 NLT Proverbs 9:8 ESV Proverbs 9:8 NASB Proverbs 9:8 KJV Proverbs 9:8 BibleApps.com Proverbs 9:8 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 9:8 Chinese Bible Proverbs 9:8 French Bible Proverbs 9:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 9:8 Don't reprove a scoffer lest he hate (Prov. 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