⁸ The wise man is glad to be instructed, but a self-sufficient fool falls flat on his face.

¹⁷ Anyone willing to be corrected is on the pathway to life. Anyone refusing has lost his chance.

²⁹ The fool who provokes his family to anger and resentment will finally have nothing worthwhile left. He shall be the servant of a wiser man.

12 To learn, you must want to be taught. To refuse reproof is stupid.

13 A wise youth accepts his father’s rebuke; a young mocker doesn’t.

¹⁸ If you refuse criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept criticism, you are on the road to fame.

⁵ Only a fool despises his father’s advice; a wise son considers each suggestion.

^9-10 The Lord despises the deeds of the wicked but loves those who try to be good. If they stop trying, the Lord will punish them; if they rebel against that punishment, they will die.

¹² A mocker stays away from wise men because he hates to be scolded.

^31-32 If you profit from constructive criticism, you will be elected to the wise men’s hall of fame. But to reject criticism is to harm yourself and your own best interests.