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Proverbs 9:7
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5 “Come,a eat of my bread
And drink of the wine I have mixed. 
6 Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.
7 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
8 aDo not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
bRebuke a wise man, and he will love you. 
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, aand he will increase in learning. 
10 “Thea fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Proverbs 9:7

He that reproveth a scorner - lets , the person who mocks at sacred things; the libertine, the infidel; who turns the most serious things into ridicule, and, by his wit, often succeeds in rendering the person who reproves him ridiculous. Wisdom seems here to intimate that it is vain to attempt by reproof to amend such: and yet we must not suffer sin upon our neighbor; at all hazards, we must deliver our own soul. But no reproof should be given to any, but in the spirit of love and deep concern; and when they contradict and blaspheme, leave them to God.


 
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