Proverbs 9:5-9

⁵“Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

⁷One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

⁸Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

⁹Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.