Verse 7
Proverbs 9:7
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יֹ֤סֵ֨ר לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣/וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּ/מוֹכִ֖יחַ לְ/רָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽ/וֹ
English Translation
A scoffer does not accept correction, but a wicked person receives rebuke.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 9 Context
1
Wisdom hath built her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
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She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:
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3
She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city:
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4
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
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5
Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
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6
Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
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7
He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth...
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Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
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9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increas...
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10
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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11
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
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12
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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13
The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing.
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14
And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,
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To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
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Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to...
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17
Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
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But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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