but

Proverbs 9:7, 8
He who corrects a mocker will bring shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man will be tainted. . . .

Proverbs 14:6
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

1 Samuel 2:25
If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him, but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?" But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.

Isaiah 28:14, 15
Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers, who rule this people in Jerusalem. . . .