let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
    and let the discerning get guidance—

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Let the wise listen and increase their[a] learning;
    let the person of understanding receive guidance

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:5 The Heb. lacks their

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

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15 The way of fools seems right to them,(A)
    but the wise listen to advice.(B)

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15 The lifestyle of the fool is right in his own opinion,
    but wise is the man who listens to advice.

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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

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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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Who is a Wise Son?

13 A wise son heeds[a] a father’s correction,
but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

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  1. Proverbs 13:1 The Heb. lacks heeds

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

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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10 Arrogance only brings quarreling,
    but those receiving advice are wise.

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10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,(A)
    but whoever respects(B) a command is rewarded.(C)

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13 Anyone who despises a word of advice will pay for it,
    but whoever heeds a command will be rewarded.

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13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

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A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
    a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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Whoever practices evil pays attention to wicked speech,
    and the liar listens to malicious talk.

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A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

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10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

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10 A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding
    than a hundred lashes to a fool.

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10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

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18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

Fools find no pleasure in understanding
    but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)

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How Fools Talk

18 Whoever isolates himself pursues selfish ends;
he resists all sound advice.

A fool finds no satisfaction in trying to understand,
    for he would rather express his own opinion.

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18 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

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13 To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.(A)

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13 Whoever answers before listening
    is both foolish and shameful.

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13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

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