Proverbs 19:25

New International Version

²⁵Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning,^(A) and they will gain knowledge.^(B)

Proverbs 19:25

King James Version

²⁵Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

¹¹When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.^(A)

¹¹When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

New International Version (NIV)