Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 9:7

יֹסֵ֣ר לֵ֭ץ לֹקֵ֣חַ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֥יחַ לְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע מוּמֽוֹ׃
yoser leṣ loqeḥa lvo qalvon vmvokiyḥa lrashaʿ mvmvo
King James Version (KJV)

He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

Modern English

Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.

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