Proverbs 9:7
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
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4 additional translationsKJV
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
ASV
He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
YLT
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it--shame, And a reprover of the wicked--his blemish.
DBT
He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to himself a blot.
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