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%

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

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

  • 81%

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prov 17:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

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

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

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

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

  • 76%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 75%

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

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

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

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

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

  • 74%

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prov 29:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

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

    9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.

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

  • 3 When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with dishonor, reproach.

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

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

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

  • 16 A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

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

  • 10 They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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