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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Trust the Lord

3 My son, don’t forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commands;(A)
2 for they will bring you
many days, a full life,[a](B) and well-being.(C)

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  1. 3:2 Lit days, years of life
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart

3 (A)My son, do not forget my teaching,
    (B)but let your heart keep my commandments,
2 for (C)length of days and years of life
    and (D)peace they will add to you.

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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being

3 My son,(A) do not forget my teaching,(B)
    but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years(C)
    and bring you peace and prosperity.(D)

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Proverbs 9:7-9
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7 The one who corrects a mocker
will bring abuse on himself;
the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.[a]
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(A)
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
9 Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still;
teach the righteous, and he will learn more.(C)

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  1. 9:7 Lit man: his blemish
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Proverbs 9:7-9
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7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
    and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
8 (A)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
    (B)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give instruction[a] to a wise man, and he will be (C)still wiser;
    teach a righteous man, and he will (D)increase in learning.

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  1. Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
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Proverbs 9:7-9
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7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
    whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.(A)
8 Do not rebuke mockers(B) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.(C)
9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(D)

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Proverbs 8
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Proverbs 10:8
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8 A wise heart accepts commands,(A)
but foolish lips will be destroyed.

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Proverbs 10:8
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8 (A)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)

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Proverbs 9
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Proverbs 12:15
Christian Standard Bible

15 A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,(A)
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

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Proverbs 12:15
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15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
    but a wise man listens to advice.

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Proverbs 12:15
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15 The way of fools seems right to them,(A)
    but the wise listen to advice.(B)

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Proverbs 11
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Proverbs 13:1
Christian Standard Bible

13 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.

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Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
    but (A)a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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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)

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Proverbs 13:13
Christian Standard Bible

13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,(A)
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.(B)

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Proverbs 13:13
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13 Whoever (A)despises (B)the word[a] brings destruction on himself,
    but he who reveres the commandment[b] will be (C)rewarded.

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  1. Proverbs 13:13 Or a word
  2. Proverbs 13:13 Or a commandment
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Proverbs 13:13
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13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,(A)
    but whoever respects(B) a command is rewarded.(C)

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Proverbs 15:31
Christian Standard Bible

31 One who[a] listens to life-giving rebukes(A)
will be at home among the wise.

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  1. 15:31 Lit An ear that
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Proverbs 15:31
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31 (A)The ear that listens to (B)life-giving reproof
    will dwell among the wise.

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Proverbs 15:31
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31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction
    will be at home among the wise.(A)

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Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 17:10
Christian Standard Bible

10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
    than a hundred blows into a fool.

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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.

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Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 19:16
Christian Standard Bible

16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself;(A)
one who disregards[a] his ways will die.(B)

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  1. 19:16 Or despises, or treats lightly
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Proverbs 19:16
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16 Whoever (A)keeps the commandment keeps his life;
    he who despises his ways will die.

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Proverbs 19:16
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16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
    but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(A)

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