en_tn/pro/09/07.md

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/jit/figs-parallelism)

a mocker

Someone who habitually mocks people. Alternate translation: "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"