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Proverbs 19:25
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware (note: Heb. will be cunning): and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.