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Let the wise man hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)man of understanding will acquire guidance,

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

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35 (A)The wise will inherit glory,
But [a]fools raise up disgrace.

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  1. Proverbs 3:35 Or He raises fools up in dishonor

35 The wise inherit honor,
    but fools get only shame.

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(A)Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you,
(B)Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
Give knowledge to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Make a righteous man know it and he will (C)increase his learning.

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Do not rebuke mockers(A) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.(B)
Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(C)

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14 Wise men (A)store up knowledge,
But (B)the mouth of the ignorant fool draws ruin near.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.(B)

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29 He who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.

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29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise.(A)

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In the mouth of the ignorant fool is a rod of lofty pride,
But (A)the lips of the wise will keep them.

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A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,(A)
    but the lips of the wise protect them.(B)

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16 A wise man fears and (A)turns away from evil,
But a fool gets angry and feels secure.

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16 The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,(A)
    but a fool(B) is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

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24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the folly of fools is folly.

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24 The wealth of the wise is their crown,
    but the folly of fools yields folly.(A)

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The (A)tongue of the wise makes knowledge look good,
But the (B)mouth of [a]fools pours forth [b]folly.

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  1. Proverbs 15:2 One who fails in wisdom due to willful sin
  2. Proverbs 15:2 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool

The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.(B)

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The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge,(A)
    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

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21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]lips (B)increases learning.

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Or speech

21 The wise in heart are called discerning,
    and gracious words promote instruction.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive

23 The (A)heart of the wise gives insight to his mouth
And increases learning to his lips.

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23 The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,(A)
    and their lips promote instruction.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 16:23 Or prudent / and make their lips persuasive

15 The (A)heart of the understanding acquires knowledge,
And the (B)ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(A)
    for the ears of the wise seek it out.

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