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Proverbs · Chapter 9

Proverbs 9:7

One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

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Before · Proverbs 9:5–6

5“Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed! 6Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

7One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

After · Proverbs 9:8–9

8Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you. 9Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

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