Proverbs 9:8 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 8 Do not reprove a ridiculer, or he will hate you.+ Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.+ Proverbs 19:25 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 25 Strike the ridiculer,+ so that the inexperienced one may become shrewd,+And reprove the understanding one, so that he will increase in knowledge.+ Proverbs 25:12 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine goldIs a wise reprover to the receptive ear.+
25 Strike the ridiculer,+ so that the inexperienced one may become shrewd,+And reprove the understanding one, so that he will increase in knowledge.+