Proverbs 9:7

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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  • Gen 19:8-9 : 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. 9 And they said, Stand back. And they said [again], This one [fellow] came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, [even] Lot, and came near to break the door.
  • 1 Kgs 18:17 : 17 ¶ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, [Art] thou he that troubleth Israel?
  • 1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found [thee]: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
  • 1 Kgs 22:24 : 24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
  • 1 Kgs 22:27 : 27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this [fellow] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
  • 2 Chr 24:20-22 : 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. 22 Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon [it], and require [it].
  • 2 Chr 25:15-16 : 15 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that [the king] said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
  • 2 Chr 36:16 : 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till [there was] no remedy.
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 9:8-9
    2 verses
    86%

    8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

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

  • Prov 19:25-26
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    81%

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

    26¶ He that wasteth [his] father, [and] chaseth away [his] mother, [is] a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

  • Prov 15:12
    79%

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

  • Prov 13:18
    78%

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

  • Prov 13:1
    77%

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

  • Prov 17:9-11
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    9¶ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.

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

    11¶ An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • Prov 24:9
    76%

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

  • Prov 10:17-18
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    76%

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

    18¶ He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.

  • Prov 14:6
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:11
    75%

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

  • Prov 6:33
    75%

    33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

  • Prov 22:10
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    10¶ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    31¶ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

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

  • Prov 28:23
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    23¶ He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

  • Prov 29:1
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:10
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    10¶ Correction [is] grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: [and] he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • Prov 19:28-29
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    28¶ An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

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

  • Prov 24:24-25
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    74%

    24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

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

  • Prov 12:1
    73%

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

  • Prov 29:8-9
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    8¶ Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath.

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

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5[It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • Prov 18:3
    73%

    3¶ When the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17¶ [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 21:24
    73%

    24¶ Proud [and] haughty scorner [is] his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

  • Prov 17:5
    72%

    5¶ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 12:16
    72%

    16¶ A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.

  • Prov 9:6
    71%

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

  • Amos 5:10
    71%

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

  • Prov 18:6
    71%

    6¶ A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

  • Job 13:9
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    9Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye [so] mock him?

  • Prov 9:12
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    12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].

  • Prov 3:35
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    35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

  • Ps 89:41
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    41All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

  • Prov 14:9
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    9¶ Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.

  • Prov 29:15
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    15¶ The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9¶ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

  • Prov 10:13
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    13¶ In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding.

  • Prov 19:19
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    19¶ A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8¶ A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.