Verse (Click for Chapter) New King James Version Do not correct a scoffer, lest he 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. American Standard Version Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. Berean Study Bible Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. Douay-Rheims Bible Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee. Rebuke 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. 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. Proverbs 9:8 Additional Translations ... Links Proverbs 9:8 NIVProverbs 9:8 NLT Proverbs 9:8 ESV Proverbs 9:8 NASB Proverbs 9:8 NKJV Proverbs 9:8 KJV |