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Proverbs 1:5
New Living Translation
Proverbs 1:5
New Living Translation
5 Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
Let those with understanding receive guidance
Proverbs 1:5
New International Version
Proverbs 1:5
New International Version
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
and let the discerning get guidance—
Proverbs 1:5
King James Version
Proverbs 1:5
King James Version
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
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Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 12:15
New Living Translation
15 Fools think their own way is right,
but the wise listen to others.
Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 12:15
King James Version
Proverbs 12:15
King James Version
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
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Proverbs 13:1
New Living Translation
Proverbs 13:1
New Living Translation
13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;[a]
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
Footnotes
- 13:1 Hebrew A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.
Proverbs 13:1
New International Version
Proverbs 13:1
New International Version
13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(A)
Proverbs 13:1
King James Version
Proverbs 13:1
King James Version
13 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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Proverbs 13:10
New Living Translation
Proverbs 13:10
New Living Translation
10 Pride leads to conflict;
those who take advice are wise.
Proverbs 13:10
New International Version
Proverbs 13:10
New International Version
10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)
Proverbs 13:10
King James Version
Proverbs 13:10
King James Version
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
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Proverbs 13:13
New Living Translation
Proverbs 13:13
New Living Translation
13 People who despise advice are asking for trouble;
those who respect a command will succeed.
Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
New International Version
Proverbs 13:13
King James Version
Proverbs 13:13
King James Version
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
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Proverbs 17:4
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Proverbs 17:4
New Living Translation
4 Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;
liars pay close attention to slander.
Proverbs 17:4
New International Version
Proverbs 17:4
New International Version
4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 17:4
King James Version
Proverbs 17:4
King James Version
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
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Proverbs 17:10
New Living Translation
Proverbs 17:10
New Living Translation
10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
New International Version
Proverbs 17:10
New International Version
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
King James Version
Proverbs 17:10
King James Version
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
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Proverbs 18:1-2
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Proverbs 18:1-2
New Living Translation
18 Unfriendly people care only about themselves;
they lash out at common sense.
2 Fools have no interest in understanding;
they only want to air their own opinions.
Proverbs 18:1-2
New International Version
Proverbs 18:1-2
New International Version
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 18:1-2
King James Version
Proverbs 18:1-2
King James Version
18 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
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Proverbs 18:13
New Living Translation
Proverbs 18:13
New Living Translation
13 Spouting off before listening to the facts
is both shameful and foolish.
Proverbs 18:13
New International Version
Proverbs 18:13
New International Version
13 To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.(A)
Proverbs 18:13
King James Version
Proverbs 18:13
King James Version
13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
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