Proverbs 9:6-8

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁶Lay aside immaturity,^[a] and live,
and walk in the way of insight.’

General Maxims

⁷Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse;
whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt.
⁸A scoffer who is rebuked will only hate you;
the wise, when rebuked, will love you.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 9:6 Or simpleness

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