Proverbs 9:8

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

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  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
  • Matt 7:6 : 6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • Prov 13:18 : 18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
  • 1 Kgs 1:23 : 23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
  • 1 Kgs 1:32 : 32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
  • 1 Kgs 22:8 : 8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
  • Num 14:6-9 : 6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: 7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. 8 If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. 9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not. 10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
  • Prov 15:12 : 12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
  • Prov 23:9 : 9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
  • Prov 28:23 : 23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
  • Gal 2:11-14 : 11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. 12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. 13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. 14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
  • Heb 6:4-8 : 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
  • 2 Pet 3:15-16 : 15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 9:6-7
    2 verses
    86%

    6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

    7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

  • Prov 15:12
    85%

    12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

  • Prov 9:9
    80%

    9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 19:25
    79%

    25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 13:1
    77%

    1A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

  • Prov 12:1
    76%

    1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

  • Prov 17:9-10
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    75%

    9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

    10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 29:8-9
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    75%

    8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

    9If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

  • Prov 14:6
    73%

    6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

  • Prov 21:11
    73%

    11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

  • Prov 13:18
    73%

    18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

  • Prov 22:10
    72%

    10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

  • Prov 15:5
    72%

    5A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    72%

    31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

    32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

  • Prov 15:10
    72%

    10Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • Eccl 7:5
    72%

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • Prov 28:23
    72%

    23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

  • Prov 12:8
    71%

    8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

  • Prov 9:12
    71%

    12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

  • Prov 24:9
    70%

    9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

  • Prov 10:17
    70%

    17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

  • Amos 5:10
    70%

    10They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • Prov 5:12
    70%

    12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

  • Prov 1:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

    23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

  • Job 13:9-10
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    70%

    9Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?

    10He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

  • Prov 24:25
    69%

    25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

  • Prov 27:11
    69%

    11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

  • Prov 3:11
    69%

    11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

  • Prov 27:5
    69%

    5Open rebuke is better than secret love.

  • Prov 10:8
    69%

    8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 25:12
    69%

    12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

  • Prov 14:17
    69%

    17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 8:33
    69%

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

  • Lev 19:17
    68%

    17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    68%

    4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

  • Prov 29:1
    68%

    1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Prov 15:1
    68%

    1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

  • Prov 1:5
    68%

    5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

  • Prov 1:25
    67%

    25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

  • Prov 8:13
    67%

    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

  • Prov 19:29
    67%

    29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.