Do not reprovea scoffer,orhe will hateyou, Reprovea wisemanand he will loveyou.
They toldthe king,saying,"Hereis Nathanthe prophet."And when he camein beforethe king,he prostratedhimself before the kingwith his faceto the ground.
Then KingDavidsaid,"Callto me Zadokthe priest,Nathanthe prophet,and Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada."And they cameinto the king'spresence.
The kingof Israelsaidto Jehoshaphat,"There is yetonemanby whom we may inquireof the LORD,but I hatehim, becausehe does not prophesygoodconcerningme, but evil.[He is] Micaiahsonof Imlah."But Jehoshaphatsaid,"Let not the kingsayso."
Let the righteoussmiteme in kindnessand reproveme; It is oilupon the head;Do not let my headrefuseit, For stillmy prayeris against their wickeddeeds.
A wisemanwill hearand increasein learning,And a man of understandingwill acquirewisecounsel,
The wiseof heartwill receivecommands,But a babblingfoolwill be ruined.
A wiseson[accepts his] father'sdiscipline,But a scofferdoes not listento rebuke.
Povertyand shame[will come] to him who neglectsdiscipline,But he who regardsreproofwill be honored.
A scofferdoes not loveone who reproveshim, He will not goto the wise.
Strikea scofferand the naivemay becomeshrewd,But reproveone who hasunderstandingand he will gainknowledge.
Buytruth,and do not sell[it], [Get] wisdomand instructionand understanding.
Do not speakin the hearingof a fool,For he will despisethe wisdomof your words.
He who rebukesa manwill afterwardfind[more] favorThanhe who flatterswith the tongue.
A manwho hardens[his] neckafter much reproofWill suddenlybe brokenbeyondremedy.
But they were silentand answeredhim not a word;for the king'scommandmentwas, "Do not answerhim."
You shall not hateyour fellowcountrymanin your heart;you may surelyreproveyour neighbor,but shall not incursinbecauseof him.
"Let them alone;they are blindguidesof the blind.And ifa blind manguidesa blind man,bothwill fallinto a pit."
"Do not givewhatis holyto dogs,and do not throwyour pearlsbeforeswine,orthey will trample them undertheir feet,and turnand tear you to pieces.
