Proverbs 9:7
He who corrects a mocker will bring shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man will be tainted.
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Proverbs 15:12
A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.

Genesis 19:8, 9
Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them whatever you want. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof." . . .

1 Kings 18:17
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, O troubler of Israel?"

1 Kings 21:20
When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, "So you have found me out, my enemy." He replied, "I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

1 Kings 22:24, 27
Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, "Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak to you?" . . .

2 Chronicles 24:20-22
Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, "This is what God says: 'Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.' . . .

2 Chronicles 25:15, 16
Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said, "Why have you sought this people's gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?" . . .

2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.

King James Bible
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who corrects a mocker will bring dishonor on himself; the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.

International Standard Version
Whoever corrects a mocker invites only insult, and whoever rebukes the wicked will himself become stained.

NET Bible
Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
To an evil person, discipline gives disgrace, and it rebukes the vice of the evil one.
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