Proverbs 9:8

New King James Version

Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, But he who regards a rebuke will be honored.

Proverbs 23:9

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Proverbs 15:12

A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, Nor will he go to the wise.

Matthew 7:6

“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

Proverbs 29:1

He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Proverbs 28:23

He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward Than he who flatters with the tongue.

Leviticus 19:17

‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

Matthew 15:14

Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

1 Kings 1:23

So they told the king, saying, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.

1 Kings 22:8

So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say such things!”

1 Kings 1:32

And King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.

Isaiah 36:21

But they held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”

Proverbs 1:5

A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

Proverbs 23:23

Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.