He who reproves a scorner gets shame to himself; and he who rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blemish.

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

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, that he not be wise in his own eyes.

But they kept silent and did not answer him a word, for the king's command said, Do not answer him.

Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul.

Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, It was necessary that the Word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you thrust it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

So when they did not agree among themselves, they were dismissed after Paul had said one word: The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,

for the heart of this people has grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, that they should not see with their eyes nor hear with their ears, that they should not understand with their hearts and turn, and I should heal them.

Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.

Then the Jews said to Him, Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and You say, If anyone keeps My Word he shall never ever taste death.

The man answered and said to them, Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes!

Since the world began it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind.

They answered and said to him, You were born completely in sins, and do you teach us? And they drove him out.

And many of them said, He has a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to Him?

Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What does this empty talker want to say? And others, He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign demons, because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some ridiculed, while others said, We will hear you again concerning this matter.

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who are believing.

but we preach Christ crucified, truly to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,

We are foolish because of Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are distinguished, but we are dishonored.

And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;