Proverbs 9:7
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordHe that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
— Proverbs 9:7, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it--shame, And a reprover of the wicked--his blemish.