Proverbs 9:7-8
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
8 aDo not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
breprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 23:9
9Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,for he will despise the good sense of your words.
Proverbs 26:11
11Like ca dog that returns to his vomitis da fool who repeats his folly.
Matthew 10:14-15
14And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, eshake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15Truly, I say to you, fit will be more bearable on the day of judgment for gthe land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.Matthew 15:26
26And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and hthrow it to the dogs.”Acts 13:45-47
45 iBut jwhen the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with kjealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, lreviling him. 46And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God mbe spoken first to you. nSince you thrust it aside and judge yourselves ounworthy of eternal life, behold, we pare turning to the Gentiles. 47 qFor so the Lord has commanded us, saying,r“‘I have made you sa light for the Gentiles,
that you may tbring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
Philippians 3:2
2Look out for uthe dogs, look out for vthe evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.
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