When a pestilent character is scourged, a simple man is made wiser: and if thou reprove a wise man, he will understand discretion.
KJV
Proverbs 19:25
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Parallel Translations
When a pestilent character is scourged, a simple man is made wiser: and if you reprove a wise man, he will understand discretion.
Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:11Proverbs 17:10Proverbs 15:5Revelation 3:19Proverbs 9:8–10Deuteronomy 13:11Deuteronomy 21:21
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