Proverbs 10:17
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17 He who heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but he who rejects reproof goes astray.
Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
but he who heeds reproof is honored.
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but he who heeds admonition is prudent.
Proverbs 15:10
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10 There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
he who hates reproof will die.
Proverbs 15:12
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12 A scoffer does not like to be reproved;
he will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:31-32
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31 He whose ear heeds wholesome admonition
will abide among the wise.
32 He who ignores instruction despises himself,
but he who heeds admonition gains understanding.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Proverbs 19:27
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27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction
only to stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:30
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30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean the innermost parts.
Proverbs 23:12
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12 Apply your mind to instruction
and your ear to words of knowledge.
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