Proverbs 9:7

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

He that reoveth 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 jud: 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 reoveth 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%

    8Reove 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%

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

    26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reoach.

  • Prov 15:12
    79%

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

  • Prov 13:18
    78%

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

  • Prov 13:1
    77%

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

  • Prov 17:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

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

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

    11An 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%

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

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

  • Prov 14:6
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:11
    75%

    11When 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 reoach shall not be wiped away.

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

  • Prov 15:5
    75%

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

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

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

  • Prov 28:23
    74%

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

  • Prov 29:1
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:10
    74%

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

  • Prov 19:28-29
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    74%

    28An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

    29Judgments are epared 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%

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

  • Prov 29:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

  • Eccl 7:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 18:3
    73%

    3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reoach.

  • Prov 14:17
    73%

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

  • Prov 21:24
    73%

    24oud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in oud wrath.

  • Prov 17:5
    72%

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

  • Prov 12:16
    72%

    16A fool's wrath is esently known: but a udent 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%

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

  • Job 13:9
    71%

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

  • Prov 9:12
    70%

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

  • Prov 3:35
    70%

    35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the omotion 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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    9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

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

  • Prov 10:9
    70%

    9He that walketh uightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 26:5
    70%

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

  • Prov 10:13
    70%

    13In 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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    19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

  • Prov 12:8
    70%

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