Proverbs 9:8
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.
Webster's Revision
Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
World English Bible
Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Definitions for Proverbs 9:8
Wesley's Proverbs 9:8 Bible Commentary
9:8 A scorner - An obstinate and incorrigible sinner.