Proverbs 9:8-10a

⁸Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

⁹Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more instruction.

¹⁰The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding:

^10afor to know the law is the character of a sound mind.