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Proverbs 1:5
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Proverbs 1:5
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5 Let the wise man hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)man of understanding will acquire guidance,
Proverbs 1:5
New King James Version
Proverbs 1:5
New King James Version
5 (A)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will [a]attain wise counsel,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:5 acquire
Proverbs 1:5
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Proverbs 1:5
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5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
and let the discerning get guidance—
Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 12:15
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15 The (A)way of an ignorant fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.
Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 12:15
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15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But he who heeds counsel is wise.
Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 13:1
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Proverbs 13:1
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Proverbs 13:1
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Proverbs 13:1
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Wisdom Loves Righteousness
13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
(A)But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:1
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Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(A)
Proverbs 13:10
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Proverbs 13:10
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10 With arrogance [a]comes only quarreling,
But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:10 Lit gives
Proverbs 13:10
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Proverbs 13:10
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10 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 13:10
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Proverbs 13:10
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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)
Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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13 The one who (A)despises the word will be [a]in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:13 Lit pledged to it
Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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13 He who (A)despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 17:4
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Proverbs 17:4
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- Proverbs 17:4 Lit Falsehood
Proverbs 17:4
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Proverbs 17:4
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4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a [a]spiteful tongue.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit. destructive
Proverbs 17:4
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Proverbs 17:4
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4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:10
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 (A)Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 18:1-2
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Proverbs 18:1-2
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18 He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He (A)breaks out in dispute against all sound wisdom.
2 A fool does not delight in discernment,
But only (B)in revealing his own heart.
Proverbs 18:1-2
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Proverbs 18:1-2
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The Name of the Lord Is a Strong Tower
18 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire;
He rages against all [a]wise judgment.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
But in expressing his (A)own heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:1 sound wisdom
Proverbs 18:1-2
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Proverbs 18:1-2
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18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)
Proverbs 18:13
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Proverbs 18:13
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13 He who (A)responds with a word before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.
Proverbs 18:13
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Proverbs 18:13
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13 He who answers a matter before he hears it,
It is folly and shame to him.
Proverbs 18:13
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Proverbs 18:13
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13 To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.(A)
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