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Proverbs 10:17
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 The person who accepts correction is on the way to life.
But the person who ignores correction will be ruined.
Proverbs 10:17
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
Proverbs 12:1
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Proverbs 12:1
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12 Anyone who loves learning accepts being corrected.
But a person who hates being corrected is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1
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Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but whoever hates correction is stupid.(A)
Proverbs 13:1
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Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son takes his father’s advice.
But a person who makes fun of wisdom won’t listen to correction.
Proverbs 13:1
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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)
Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 13:18
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18 A person who refuses correction will end up poor and disgraced.
But a person who accepts correction will be honored.
Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 15:5
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Proverbs 15:5
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5 A foolish person rejects his father’s correction.
But anyone who accepts correction is wise.
Proverbs 15:5
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Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(A)
Proverbs 15:10
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Proverbs 15:10
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10 The person who quits doing what is right will really be punished.
The one who hates to be corrected will die.
Proverbs 15:10
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Proverbs 15:10
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10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
the one who hates correction will die.(A)
Proverbs 15:12
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Proverbs 15:12
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12 A person who laughs at wisdom does not like to be corrected.
He will not ask advice from the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
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Proverbs 15:12
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12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
so they avoid the wise.
Proverbs 15:31-32
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Proverbs 15:31-32
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31 A wise person pays attention to correction
that will improve his life.
32 A person who refuses correction hates himself.
But a person who accepts correction gains understanding.
Proverbs 15:31-32
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Proverbs 15:31-32
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31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction
will be at home among the wise.(A)
Proverbs 17:10
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A wise man will learn more from a warning
than a foolish person will learn from 100 lashings.
Proverbs 17:10
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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.
Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept correction.
Then in the end you will be wise.
Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:20
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Proverbs 19:27
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Proverbs 19:27
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27 Don’t stop listening to correction, my child.
If you do, you will not obey what you have already learned.
Proverbs 19:27
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Proverbs 19:27
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27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(A)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 20:30
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30 Hard punishment will get rid of evil.
Whippings can change the evil person’s heart.
Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 23:12
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Proverbs 23:12
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12 Remember what you are taught.
And listen carefully to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12
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Proverbs 23:12
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Saying 12
12 Apply your heart to instruction(A)
and your ears to words of knowledge.
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