Proverbs 19:25
Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
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- Proverbs 21:11 When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
- Proverbs 17:10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
- Proverbs 15:5 A fool despiseth his father’s correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.