Proverbs 9:8
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordReprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
— Proverbs 9:8, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.