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.

¹⁸ Poverty and shame will come to him who ^[a]disdains correction,
But ^(A)he who regards a rebuke will be honored.

^5 (A)A fool despises his father’s instruction,
^(B)But he who ^[a]receives correction is prudent.

^10 (A)Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way,
And ^(B)he who hates correction will die.

^12 (A)A scoffer does not love one who corrects him,
Nor will he go to the wise.