Proverbs 9:8-9 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

⁸Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;

rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

⁹Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;

teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

— Proverbs 9:8-9

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