Proverbs 9:8

Proverbs 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

The wise listen to wisdom and correction. They know their knowledge is limited, they are only human. Often our reaction to criticism is to defend or counter attack. This is a natural emotion when attacked, but not all criticism is offensive. Even if the purpose isn’t constructive, there maybe some truth in it. We should try to be “swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath” (James 1:19).

It is also good to remember how we feel when corrected before we correct others.