New American Standard Bible 2020

Proverbs 9:6-8

6 1Abandon your foolishness and 2live, And 3proceed in the way of understanding.”

7One who 4corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And one who rebukes a wicked person gets 5insults for himself.8 6Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you; 7Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.

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Notes

1. Proverbs 9:6 Or Abandon the naive ↩
2. Proverbs 9:6 Prov 8:35; 9:11 ↩
3. Proverbs 9:6 Ezek 11:20; 37:24 ↩
4. Proverbs 9:7 Prov 23:9 ↩
5. Proverbs 9:7 Lit a blemish ↩
6. Proverbs 9:8 Prov 15:12; Matt 7:6 ↩
7. Proverbs 9:8 Ps 141:5; Prov 10:8 ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 9

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings