Proverbs 9:8

Proverbs 9:8 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

8Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you;
rebuke the wise and they will love you.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

8Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;
Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

8Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,
Reprove a wise man and he will love you.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

8 9:8 The ancient rabbis took this to have the force of a commandment: never give a rebuke that is sure to be ignored.Do not correct a scoffer [who foolishly ridicules and takes no responsibility for his error] or he will hate you;
Correct a wise man [who learns from his error], and he will love you. [Ps 141:5]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

8Don’t warn those who make fun of others, or they will hate you.
Warn those who are wise, and they will love you.

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