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