⁷ He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

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

⁹ Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

12 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

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