Proverbs 9:8
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English Standard Version
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

New American Standard Bible
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; 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.

NET Bible
Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not rebuke an evil one, lest he hate you, but rebuke a wise one, for he will love you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you. Warn a wise person, and he will love you.

King James 2000 Bible
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

American King James Version
Reprove not a scorner, lest he 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Darby Bible Translation
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

English Revised Version
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

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 man, and he will love you.

Young's Literal Translation
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
Lexicon
Reprove
yakach  (yaw-kahh')
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
not a scorner
luwts  (loots)
ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.
lest he hate
sane'  (saw-nay')
to hate (personally) -- enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, utterly.
thee rebuke
yakach  (yaw-kahh')
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
a wise man
chakam  (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
and he will love
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
thee
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