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The wise hear them and grow in wisdom;
    those with understanding gain guidance.

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15 Fools see their own way as right,
    but the wise listen to advice.

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13 A wise son listens to[a] the discipline of his father,
    but a mocker doesn’t listen to correction.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:1 Heb lacks listens to.

10 The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride;
    those who take advice are wise.

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13 Trouble will come on those who despise a word,
    but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.

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An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips;
    a liar listens to a destructive tongue.

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10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
    than a hundred lashes to a fool.

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18 Unfriendly people look out for themselves;
    they bicker with sensible people.
Fools find no pleasure in understanding,
    but only in expressing their opinion.

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13 Those who answer before they listen
    are foolish and disgraceful.

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Advice comes from the deep waters of the heart;
    those with understanding can draw it out.

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12 Bring your mind to instruction,
    your ear to knowledgeable sayings.

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