Proverbs 10:17
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17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,
but those who ignore correction will go astray.
2 Peter 1:5-11
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5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.
8 The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.
10 So, dear brothers and sisters,[a] work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. 11 Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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- 1:10 Greek brothers.
Proverbs 6:23
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23 For their command is a lamp
and their instruction a light;
their corrective discipline
is the way to life.
Luke 11:28
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28 Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”
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Proverbs 15:10
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10 Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
whoever hates correction will die.
Proverbs 29:1
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29 Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism
will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
Proverbs 3:18
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18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.
Proverbs 5:12
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12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
Matthew 7:24-27
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Building on a Solid Foundation
24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
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Proverbs 12:1
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12 To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.
Proverbs 3:1-2
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Trusting in the Lord
3 My child,[a] never forget the things I have taught you.
Store my commands in your heart.
2 If you do this, you will live many years,
and your life will be satisfying.
Proverbs 1:25-26
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25 You ignored my advice
and rejected the correction I offered.
26 So I will laugh when you are in trouble!
I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—
Hebrews 12:25
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25 Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven!
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Ecclesiastes 5:6
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6 Don’t let your mouth make you sin. And don’t defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake. That would make God angry, and he might wipe out everything you have achieved.
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Proverbs 4:13
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13 Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.
Guard them, for they are the key to life.
Proverbs 4:4
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4 My father taught me,
“Take my words to heart.
Follow my commands, and you will live.
Proverbs 1:30
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30 They rejected my advice
and paid no attention when I corrected them.
2 Chronicles 25:16
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16 But the king interrupted him and said, “Since when have I made you the king’s counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!”
So the prophet stopped with this warning: “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel.”
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Hebrews 2:1
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A Warning against Drifting Away
2 So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
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Proverbs 22:17-19
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Sayings of the Wise
17 Listen to the words of the wise;
apply your heart to my instruction.
18 For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart
and always ready on your lips.
19 I am teaching you today—yes, you—
so you will trust in the Lord.
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