Proverbs 3:11-12
New King James Version
11 (A)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
(B)Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 10:17
New King James Version
17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction [a]goes astray.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:17 leads
Proverbs 12:1
New King James Version
The House of the Righteous Shall Stand
12 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
But he who hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 13:18
New King James Version
18 Poverty and shame will come to him who [a]disdains correction,
But (A)he who regards a rebuke will be honored.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:18 Lit. ignores
Proverbs 13:24
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:24 early
Proverbs 15:5
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps
Proverbs 15:10
New King James Version
Proverbs 15:12
New King James Version
12 (A)A scoffer does not love one who corrects him,
Nor will he go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:32
New King James Version
32 He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,
But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.
Proverbs 19:18
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:18 Lit. to put him to death; a Jewish tradition on his crying
Proverbs 20:30
New King James Version
30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil,
As do stripes the [a]inner depths of the heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:30 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 22:6
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:6 Even
Proverbs 22:15
New King James Version
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
(A)The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13-14
New King James Version
13 (A)Do not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14 You shall beat him with a rod,
And deliver his soul from [a]hell.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:14 Or Sheol
Proverbs 29:15
New King James Version
15 The rod and rebuke give (A)wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
New King James Version
17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest;
Yes, he will give delight to your soul.
Proverbs 29:19
New King James Version
19 A servant will not be corrected by mere words;
For though he understands, he will not respond.
Proverbs 29:21
New King James Version
21 He who pampers his servant from childhood
Will have him as a son in the end.
Proverbs 28:4
New King James Version
Proverbs 28:7
New King James Version
7 Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,
But a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 28:9
New King James Version
9 One who turns away his ear from hearing the law,
(A)Even his prayer is an abomination.
Proverbs 29:18
New King James Version
18 (A)Where there is no [a]revelation, the people cast off restraint;
But (B)happy is he who keeps the law.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:18 prophetic vision
Proverbs 14:9
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:9 Lit. guilt
Proverbs 28:13
New King James Version
13 (A)He who covers his sins will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
