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A clothed adult turns away with a raised refusing palm from an older adviser’s open hand.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Proverbs 9:8

Hatred or Love for Reproof

Wisdom’s Banquet and Folly’s Hidden Guests · Proverbs 9

Story guide: The turned scoffer illustrates rejected reproof; a separate grateful learner gives the saying’s opposite response.

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8Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

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