Proverbs 9:6-8
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Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
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He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
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Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain