King James Version (KJV)
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Modern English
Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Hebrew
לֵ֗ץ תַּ֭כֶּה וּפֶ֣תִי יַעְרִ֑ם וְהוֹכִ֥יחַ לְ֝נָבֹ֗ן יָבִ֥ין דָּֽעַת׃
leṣ takeh vpetiy yaʿrim vhvokiyḥa lnabon yabiyn daʿat