10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

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10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
    the one who hates correction will die.(A)

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12 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but whoever hates correction is stupid.(A)

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The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

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The world cannot hate you, but it hates me(A) because I testify that its works are evil.(B)

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20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

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20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(A)

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17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

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17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

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12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

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12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
    How my heart spurned correction!(A)

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13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

14 I the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.

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13 “‘Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed(A) from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.(B)

14 “‘I the Lord have spoken.(C) The time has come for me to act.(D) I will not hold back; I will not have pity,(E) nor will I relent.(F) You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions,(G) declares the Sovereign Lord.(H)’”

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35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

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35 “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt!
    They beat me, but I don’t feel it!
When will I wake up
    so I can find another drink?”(A)

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13 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

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13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
    but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(A)

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30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

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30 Since they would not accept my advice
    and spurned my rebuke,(A)

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And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

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The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate(A) him because he never prophesies anything good(B) about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.

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20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.

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20 Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!”(A)

“I have found you,” he answered, “because you have sold(B) yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

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17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

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17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler(A) of Israel?”

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