Proverbs 15:31
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31 The ear that heeds wholesome admonition
will lodge among the wise.
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool despises a parent’s instruction,
but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.(A)
Proverbs 25:12
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12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.(A)
John 15:3-4
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3 You have already been cleansed[a] by the word that I have spoken to you.(A) 4 Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.(B)
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- 15.3 The same Greek root refers to pruning and cleansing
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.(A)
1 John 2:19
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19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us, for if they had belonged to us they would have remained[a] with us. But by going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us.(A)
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- 2.19 Or abided
Isaiah 55:3
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3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
listen, so that you may live.
I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
my steadfast, sure love for David.(A)
Proverbs 13:20
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20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools suffers harm.(A)
Proverbs 9:8-9
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8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(A)
9 Give instruction[a] to the wise, and they will become wiser still;
teach the righteous, and they will gain in learning.(B)
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- 9.9 Heb lacks instruction
Proverbs 1:23
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23 Give heed to my reproof;
I will pour out my thoughts to you;
I will make my words known to you.(A)
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