Proverbs 19:25

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

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WEBBE

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

BSB

Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

KJV

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

ASV

Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

BBE

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 25

A gentle rebuke goes farthest with a man of understanding.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.