8  Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;

^ureprove a wise man, and he will love you.

9  Give instruction¹ to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;

teach a righteous man, and he will ^vincrease in learning.

2  ^vWhen pride comes, then comes disgrace,

but with the humble is wisdom.

1  Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,

but he who ^xhates reproof is stupid.