Proverbs 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.”
Proverbs 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.”
Proverbs 9:8 — World English Bible
Proverbs 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.”
Proverbs 9:8 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.”
Proverbs 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee.”
Proverbs 9:8 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.”
Proverbs 9:8 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 9:8 in Context — Proverbs 9
6 Dejad las simplezas, y vivid; y andad por el camino de la inteligencia.
7 El que corrige al escarnecedor, afrenta se acarrea: el que reprende al impío, se [atrae] mancha.
8 No reprendas al escarnecedor, porque no te aborrezca; corrige al sabio, y te amará.
9 Da al sabio, y será más sabio: enseña al justo, y acrecerá su saber.
10 El temor de Jehová es el principio de la sabiduría; y la ciencia de los santos es inteligencia.
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What Does Proverbs 9:8 Mean?
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