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General Maxims

Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse;
    whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt.
A scoffer who is rebuked will only hate you;
    the wise, when rebuked, will love you.
Give instruction[a] to the wise, and they will become wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will gain in learning.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:9 Heb lacks instruction

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