Proverbs 9:8. New Living Translation ... So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.

So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.

New Living Translation. Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.

Don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you. Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser.

New Living Translation So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you. American Standard Version

8 So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you. 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser.

NLT So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you. KJV Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: ...

So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.

Proverbs 9:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV). 8 Do not correct those who make fun of wisdom, or they will hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.

8 So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you. 9 Instruct ...