Verse List for PROV 9:7

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OET (OET-RV) Anyone who tries to correct a mocker just gets insulted, ⇔ ≈ and anyone who tells off a wicked person is likely to get hurt.

OET-LV one _who_admonishes a _mocker is_receiving to_him/it shame and_one _who_reproves (to)_a_wicked_person defect _of_his.

ULT The instructor of a mocker receives disgrace for himself, ⇔ and the rebuker of a wicked, one, his injury.

UST If you try to teach someone who ridicules other people, that person will ridicule you. ⇔  If you correct an evil person, that person will hurt you.

BSB & MSB He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; ⇔  he who rebukes a wicked [man] taints himself.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔  One who corrects a mocker invites insult. ⇔  One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

NET Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; ⇔ whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

LSV The instructor of a scorner
Is receiving for it—shame,
And a reprover of the wicked—his blemish.

FBV If you correct a mocker all you get are insults; if you argue with the wicked all you get is abuse.

T4T ⇔  If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. ⇔ If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.

LEB • He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself,
• and he who rebukes the wicked gets hurt .[fn]

BBE He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

Moff He who corrects a scoffer only gets insulted, ⇔  he who reproves a rascal is reviled for it.

JPS He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.

ASV ⇔  He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; ⇔ And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

DRA He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.

YLT The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish.

Drby He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to himself a blot.

RV He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
(He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that reproveth/reproves a wicked man getteth himself a blot.)

SLT He instructing him mocking received to himself dishonor: and he reproving to the unjust one, his blemish.

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

KJB-1769 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
(He that reproveth/reproves a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.)

KJB-1611 He that reproueth a scorner, getteth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himselfe a blot.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps Whoso reproueth a scornefull person, getteth him selfe dishonour: and he that rebuketh the vngodly, stayneth hym selfe.
(Whoso/Whoever reproveth/reproves a scornful person, getteth himself dishonour: and he that rebuketh the ungodly, stayneth himself.)

Gnva He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
(He that reproveth/reproves a scorner, purchaseth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himself a blot.)

Cvdl Who so reproueth a scornefull personne, getteth him self dishonoure: and he that rebuketh the vngodly, stayneth himself.
(Whoso/Whoever reproveth/reproves a scornful personne, getteth him self dishonoure: and he that rebuketh the ungodly, stayneth himself.)

Wycl He that techith a scornere, doith wrong to him silf; and he that vndirnymmeth a wickid man, gendrith a wem to him silf.
(He that teacheth/teaches a scornere, doeth/does wrong to himself; and he that undernymmeth a wicked man, gendrith a spot/blemish to himself.)

Luth Wer den Spötter züchtiget, der muß Schande auf sich nehmen; und wer den GOttlosen straft, der muß gehöhnet werden.
(Who the mockers chastises, the/of_the must shame/dishonour on/in/to itself/yourself/themselves take; and who the godless_one(s) punishes, the/of_the must mocked become.)

ClVg [Qui erudit derisorem, ipse injuriam sibi facit, et qui arguit impium, sibi maculam generat.[fn]
([Who instructs derisorem, exactly_that/himself injury to_himself he/it_does, and who/which argues impious/ungodly, to_himself stain generates.)

UHB יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣⁠וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּ⁠מוֹכִ֖יחַ לְ⁠רָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὁ παιδεύων κακοὺς λήψεται ἑαυτῷ ἀτιμίαν· ἐλέγχων δὲ τὸν ἀσεβῆ μωμήσεται ἑαυτόν.

BrTr He that reproves evil men shall get dishonour to himself; and he that rebukes an ungodly man shall disgrace himself.