Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 9:7-9

"He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot. Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning." — Proverbs 9:7-9 (ASV)

These verses seem somewhat to interrupt the continuity of the invitation which Wisdom utters. The order of thought is, however, this: “I speak to you, the simple, the open ones, for you still have ears to hear; but from the scorner or evildoer, as such, I turn away.” The words are illustrated by (Matthew 13:11 and following).