Proverbs 9:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

He who reproves a scoffer gets to himself shame: and he who rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.

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  • Gen 19:8-9 : 8 Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; let me, I pray you, bring them to you, and do to them as seems good in your eyes: only do nothing to these men; for they have come under the shadow of my roof. 9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one came here to stay, and he will act as a judge: now we will deal worse with you than with them. And they pressed hard against 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 to him, Are you he who troubles Israel?
  • 1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you: because you have sold yourself 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 did the Spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to you?
  • 1 Kgs 22:27 : 27 And say, Thus says 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, who stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. 22 So Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
  • 2 Chr 25:15-16 : 15 Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of your hand? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Have you been made of the king's counsel? Stop; why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, but said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to 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, until there was no remedy.
  • Prov 15:12 : 12 A scorner does not love one who reproves him, nor will he go to the wise.
  • Prov 23:9 : 9 Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 9:8-9
    2 verses
    86%

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

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

  • Prov 19:25-26
    2 verses
    81%

    25Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

    26He who wastes his father, and chases away his mother, is a son who causes shame, and brings reproach.

  • Prov 15:12
    79%

    12A scorner does not love one who reproves him, nor will he go to the wise.

  • Prov 13:18
    78%

    18Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 13:1
    77%

    1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Prov 17:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

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

    11An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • Prov 24:9
    76%

    9The thought of foolishness is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men.

  • Prov 10:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

  • Prov 14:6
    75%

    6A scorner seeks wisdom and does not find it, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.

  • Prov 21:11
    75%

    11When the scorner is punished, the simple becomes wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

  • Prov 6:33
    75%

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

  • Prov 22:10
    75%

    10Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.

  • Prov 15:5
    75%

    5A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    75%

    31The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.

    32He who refuses instruction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gains understanding.

  • Prov 28:23
    74%

    23He who rebukes a man afterward shall find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 29:1
    74%

    1He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Prov 15:10
    74%

    10Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way, and he who hates reproof shall die.

  • Prov 19:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

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

  • Prov 24:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24He who says to the wicked, You are righteous; him the people shall curse, nations shall abhor him.

    25But those who rebuke him shall have delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

  • Prov 12:1
    73%

    1Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is foolish.

  • 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 contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, 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 comes, contempt also comes, and with dishonor, reproach.

  • Prov 14:17
    73%

    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Prov 21:24
    73%

    24Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who deals in arrogant wrath.

  • Prov 17:5
    72%

    5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not go unpunished.

  • Prov 12:16
    72%

    16A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers 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 rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.

  • Prov 18:6
    71%

    6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

  • Job 13:9
    71%

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

  • Prov 9:12
    70%

    12If you are wise, you will be wise for yourself: but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.

  • Prov 3:35
    70%

    35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the legacy of fools.

  • Ps 89:41
    70%

    41All who pass by the way plunder him; he is a reproach to his neighbors.

  • Prov 14:9
    70%

    9Fools mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor.

  • Prov 29:15
    70%

    15The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 10:9
    70%

    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 26:5
    70%

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

  • Prov 10:13
    70%

    13In the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who is void of understanding.

  • Prov 19:19
    70%

    19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.

  • Prov 12:8
    70%

    8A man is commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.