Pro 9:7-9 | ESV | STEP | Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse , and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury .

Proverbs 9:7-9

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.
9 Give instruction ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks instruction} to a wise man, and he will be ^dstill wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will ^eincrease in learning.