Proverbs 19:25
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 9:9 says teaching a wise man makes him wiser, echoing the gain from rebuking the discerning in 19:25.
Proverbs 15:5 says heeding reproof leads to prudence — directly echoing the discerning man's response here.
Proverbs 17:10 shows a rebuke deeply affects a wise man, unlike a fool — mirroring the two responses in this verse.
Proverbs 21:11 similarly says punishing a mocker teaches the inexperienced, and teaching a wise man increases knowledge.
Proverbs 26:3 states a rod is for fools' backs — consistent with striking the scoffer to teach the simple.
Deuteronomy 13:11 commands public punishment so that all Israel hears and fears, mirroring the deterrent effect of striking a mocker.
Deuteronomy 21:21 also uses public execution to make all Israel fear and stop evil, parallel to teaching through punishment.
Psalm 141:5 welcomes rebuke as kindness — reflecting the discerning man’s positive response to reproof.
Revelation 3:19 presents reproof as an act of love — aligning with the beneficial purpose of correction here.