Proverbs 9:7

9:7 Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult;

whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

Proverbs 19:25

19:25 Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence;

correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

Proverbs 28:23

28:23 The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor

than the one who flatters with the tongue.

Proverbs 30:6

30:6 Do not add to his words,

lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.