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 Quittez la stupidité, et vous vivrez, Et marchez dans la voie de l’intelligence!

7 Celui qui reprend le moqueur s’attire le dédain, Et celui qui corrige le méchant reçoit un outrage.

8 Ne reprends pas le moqueur, de crainte qu’il ne te haïsse; Reprends le sage, et il t’aimera.

9 Donne au sage, et il deviendra plus sage; Instruis le juste, et il augmentera son savoir.

10 Le commencement de la sagesse, c’est la crainte de l’Éternel; Et la science des saints, c’est l’intelligence.

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What Does Proverbs 9:8 Mean?

Proverbs 9:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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