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Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
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Christian Standard Bible
Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke the wise, and he 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.
King James Version
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
New American Standard Bible
Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you; Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
New International Version
Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.
New King James Version
Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he 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.
World English Bible
Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.