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proverbs_9:8

Proverbs 9:8

Hebrew
אַל תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ
ESV
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
NIV
Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
NLT
So don't bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.
LXX
μὴ ἔλεγχε κακούς ἵνα μὴ μισῶσίν σε ἔλεγχε σοφόν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἀγαπήσει σε
KJV
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 9:7 ← Proverbs 9:8 → Proverbs 9:9

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