# General Information:

These verses continue the message of Wisdom.

# Whoever disciplines ... whoever rebukes

These two phrases basically say the same thing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# a mocker

Someone who habitually mocks people. AT: "someone who says insulting things about other people" or "someone who likes to make other people look bad"

# receives abuse

"receives harsh treatment"

# whoever rebukes

"whoever corrects"

# Do not reprove

"Do not correct"

# Give to a wise person, and he ... teach a righteous person, and he

These two commands actually represent conditional statements. AT: "If you give to a wise person, he ... if you teach a righteous person, he"

# Give to a wise person ... teach a righteous person

These two phrases basically say the same thing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# Give to a wise person

This refers to giving instruction to a wise person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]