⁷ “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
^8 (A)Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
^(B)Rebuke 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, ^(C)and he will increase in learning.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commands,
^(A)But ^[a]a prating fool will ^[b]fall.

^15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But he who heeds counsel is wise.

¹³ He who ^(A)despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

³¹ The ear that hears the rebukes of life
Will abide among the wise.

^10 (A)Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.

^16 (A)He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who ^[a]is careless of his ways will die.