¹⁷ One who ^(A)is on the path of life follows instruction,
But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray.

12 One who loves ^[a]discipline loves knowledge,
But one who hates rebuke is stupid.

13 A ^(A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a ^(B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

¹⁸ Poverty and shame will come to one who ^(A)neglects ^[a]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.

⁵ A fool ^[a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.

¹⁰ There is severe punishment for one who abandons the way;
One who hates a rebuke will die.

¹² A ^(A)scoffer does not love one who rebukes him;
He will not go to the wise.

³¹ One whose ear listens to a life-giving rebuke
Will stay among the wise.
³² One who ^(A)neglects discipline ^(B)rejects himself,
But one who ^(C)listens to a rebuke acquires ^[a]understanding.

¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

^20 (A)Listen to advice and accept discipline,
So that you may be wise ^[a]the rest of your days.