⁸ Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

²⁵ Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

¹² As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.