He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHe that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it--shame, And a reprover of the wicked--his blemish.
He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to himself a blot.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.