Proverbs 12:1
New Living Translation
12 To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.
Proverbs 15:10
New Living Translation
10 Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
whoever hates correction will die.
Proverbs 9:7-8
New Living Translation
7 Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
8 So don’t bother correcting mockers;
they will only hate you.
But correct the wise,
and they will love you.
Psalm 119:97-100
New Living Translation
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97 Oh, how I love your instructions!
I think about them all day long.
98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for they are my constant guide.
99 Yes, I have more insight than my teachers,
for I am always thinking of your laws.
100 I am even wiser than my elders,
for I have kept your commandments.
2 Thessalonians 2:10
New Living Translation
10 He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.
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Proverbs 18:1
New Living Translation
18 Unfriendly people care only about themselves;
they lash out at common sense.
Psalm 32:9
New Living Translation
9 Do not be like a senseless horse or mule
that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”
Isaiah 1:3
New Living Translation
3 Even an ox knows its owner,
and a donkey recognizes its master’s care—
but Israel doesn’t know its master.
My people don’t recognize my care for them.”
Proverbs 8:17
New Living Translation
17 “I love all who love me.
Those who search will surely find me.
Psalm 92:6
New Living Translation
6 Only a simpleton would not know,
and only a fool would not understand this:
Proverbs 5:12-13
New Living Translation
12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
13 Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers?
Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors?
Proverbs 2:10-11
New Living Translation
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will fill you with joy.
11 Wise choices will watch over you.
Understanding will keep you safe.
Proverbs 8:32
New Living Translation
32 “And so, my children,[a] listen to me,
for all who follow my ways are joyful.
Footnotes
- 8:32 Hebrew my sons.
Psalm 119:27
New Living Translation
27 Help me understand the meaning of your commandments,
and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.
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