Proverbs 19:25

New International Version

²⁵Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning,^(A) and they will gain knowledge.^(B)

Proverbs 19:25

King James Version

²⁵Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

²⁹Penalties are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.^(A)

²⁹Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

¹¹When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.^(A)

¹¹When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

New International Version (NIV)