Proverbs 9:8
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.”Proverbs 9:8
What Does Proverbs 9:8 Mean?
Proverbs 9:8 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 9, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 9:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Galatians 4:16“Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?”Psalms 141:5“Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.”Proverbs 13:18“Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.”Proverbs 23:9“Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”Luke 17:3“Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.”Proverbs 15:12“A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.”Proverbs 29:1“He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.”Matthew 7:6“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”Proverbs 28:23“He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.”Proverbs 17:10“A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.”Leviticus 19:17“Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.”Proverbs 15:31“The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.”Proverbs 25:12“As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.”1 John 2:21“I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.”1 Kings 22:8“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.”Proverbs 15:24“The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.”Ecclesiastes 7:5“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”Matthew 15:14“Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”Hebrews 6:4“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,”2 Samuel 12:7“And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;”
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