8 Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. 9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;

Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and he...

Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.

Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;

Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you; Rebuke a wise person and he will love you. - What is the meaning of Proverbs 9:8?

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you.

אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ Do not rebuke a scoffer, for he will hate you; Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ Do not rebuke a scoffer, for he will hate you; Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.