King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 9:7
“He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 9
5
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled.
6
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.
8
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9
Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.