35 (A)The wise will inherit honor,
But fools [a]increase dishonor.

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  1. Proverbs 3:35 Lit raise high

32 One who commits adultery with a woman is (A)lacking [a]sense;
He who would (B)destroy [b]himself commits it.
33 He will find wounds and disgrace,
And his shame will not be removed.

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  1. Proverbs 6:32 Lit heart
  2. Proverbs 6:32 Lit his soul

One who (A)corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And one who rebukes a wicked person gets [a]insults for himself.

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  1. Proverbs 9:7 Lit a blemish

When (A)pride comes, then comes dishonor;
But with the humble there is wisdom.

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A person will be praised according to his insight,
But one of perverse [a]mind will be despised.

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  1. Proverbs 12:8 Lit heart

18 Poverty and shame will come to one who (A)neglects [a]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.

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  1. Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction

35 The king’s favor is toward a (A)servant who acts wisely,
But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.

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When a wicked person comes, contempt also comes,
And with dishonor comes taunting.

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10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.

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Do not go out (A)hastily to [a]argue your case;
[b]Otherwise, what will you do in [c]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit contend
  2. Proverbs 25:8 Lit Lest
  3. Proverbs 25:8 Lit its

He who keeps the Law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of (A)gluttons humiliates his father.

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15 The (A)rod and a rebuke give wisdom,
But a child [a]who gets his own way (B)brings shame to his mother.

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  1. Proverbs 29:15 Lit left to himself

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