Proverbs 9:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him rebuke me; it shall be as excellent oil, which shall not break my head, for my prayer shall still be in their calamities.
  • Matt 7:6 : 6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • Prov 13:18 : 18 Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.
  • 1 Kgs 1:23 : 23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he came 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 Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada to me. And they came before the king.
  • 1 Kgs 22:8 : 8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.
  • Num 14:6-9 : 6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those that searched the land, tore their clothes: 7 And they spoke to all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceedingly good land. 8 If the LORD delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us; a land which flows with milk and honey. 9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their protection is removed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not. 10 But all the congregation threatened to 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 Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. 8 I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have given you much more. 9 Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house; because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife. 11 Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 13 David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. Nathan said to David, The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.
  • 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.
  • Prov 28:23 : 23 He who rebukes a man afterward shall find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Let them alone: they are 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 came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was to be blamed. 12 For before certain men came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the other Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as 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 have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 And have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 If they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 7 For the land that drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God: 8 But that which bears thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near to being cursed, its end is to be burned.
  • 2 Pet 3:15-16 : 15 And consider that the patience of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given to him has written to you; 16 As also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to understand, which those who are unlearned and unstable twist, as they do also the other scriptures, to 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 who reproves a scoffer gets to himself shame: and he who rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.

  • Prov 15:12
    85%

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

  • Prov 9:9
    80%

    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
    79%

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

  • Prov 13:1
    77%

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

  • Prov 12:1
    76%

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

  • Prov 17:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Prov 29:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Prov 14:6
    73%

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

  • Prov 21:11
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:18
    73%

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

  • Prov 22:10
    72%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    72%

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

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    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 15:10
    72%

    10Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way, and he who hates 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 who rebukes a man afterward shall find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 12:8
    71%

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

  • Prov 9:12
    71%

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

  • Prov 24:9
    70%

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

  • Prov 10:17
    70%

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

  • Amos 5:10
    70%

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

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 5:12
    70%

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

  • Prov 1:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

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

    23Turn at my rebuke; surely I will pour out my spirit upon you, I will make my words known to you.

  • Job 13:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

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

    10He will surely reprove you, if you secretly show partiality.

  • Prov 24:25
    69%

    25But those who rebuke him shall have 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 have an answer for him who reproaches me.

  • Prov 3:11
    69%

    11My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD; nor be weary of his correction:

  • Prov 27:5
    69%

    5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

  • Prov 10:8
    69%

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

  • Prov 25:12
    69%

    12Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.

  • Prov 14:17
    69%

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

  • Prov 8:33
    69%

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

  • Lev 19:17
    68%

    17You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.

  • Prov 19:8
    68%

    8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

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

  • Prov 29:1
    68%

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

  • Prov 15:1
    68%

    1A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

  • Prov 1:5
    68%

    5A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel;

  • Prov 1:25
    67%

    25But you have disregarded all my counsel, and would have none of my rebuke;

  • Prov 8:13
    67%

    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • Prov 19:29
    67%

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