"Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee."
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Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.