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Proverbs 1:5
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5 Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
    Let those with understanding receive guidance

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Proverbs 1:5-6
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5-6 I want those already wise to become wiser and become leaders by exploring the depths of meaning in these nuggets of truth.”

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Listen to Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 13:1, Proverbs 13:10, Proverbs 13:13, Proverbs 17:4, Proverbs 17:10, Proverbs 18:1-2, Proverbs 18:13
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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—

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Proverbs 12:15
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15 Fools think their own way is right,
    but the wise listen to others.

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Proverbs 12:15
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15 A fool thinks he needs no advice, but a wise man listens to others.

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Proverbs 12:15
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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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Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;[a]
    a mocker refuses to listen to correction.

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  1. 13:1 Hebrew A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.
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Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise youth accepts his father’s rebuke; a young mocker doesn’t.

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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)

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Proverbs 13:10
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10 Pride leads to conflict;
    those who take advice are wise.

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Proverbs 13:10
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10 Pride leads to arguments; be humble, take advice, and become wise.

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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)

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Proverbs 13:13
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13 People who despise advice are asking for trouble;
    those who respect a command will succeed.

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Proverbs 13:13
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13 Despise God’s Word and find yourself in trouble. Obey it and succeed.

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Proverbs 13:13
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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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Proverbs 17:4
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4 Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;
    liars pay close attention to slander.

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Proverbs 17:4
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4 The wicked enjoy fellowship with others who are wicked; liars enjoy liars.

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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.

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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
    than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.

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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke to a man of common sense is more effective than a hundred lashes on the back of a rebel.

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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.

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Proverbs 18:1-2
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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.

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Proverbs 18:1-2
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18 The selfish man quarrels against every sound principle of conduct by demanding his own way.

2 A rebel doesn’t care about the facts. All he wants to do is yell.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 18:2 yell, literally, “express his opinion.”
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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)

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Proverbs 18:13
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13 Spouting off before listening to the facts
    is both shameful and foolish.

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Proverbs 18:13
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13 What a shame—yes, how stupid!—to decide before knowing the facts!

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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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