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

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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 The wise shall inherit glory:
but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

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

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Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:
rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:
teach a just man, and he will increase in 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 lay up knowledge:
    but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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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 that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind:
    and the fool shall be servant 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 foolish is a rod of pride:
    but the lips of the wise shall preserve 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 feareth, and departeth from evil:
    but the fool rageth, and is confident.

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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 crown of the wise is their riches:
    but the foolishness 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 tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright:
    but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

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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 heart of the foolish doeth 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 wise in heart shall be called prudent:
    and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

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

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Footnotes

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

23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth,
    and addeth 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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Footnotes

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