Proverbs 3:1-2
New International Version
Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
Proverbs 9:7-9
Christian Standard Bible
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)
Footnotes
- 9:7 Lit man: his blemish
Proverbs 9:7-9
New International Version
Proverbs 10:8
Christian Standard Bible
8 A wise heart accepts commands,(A)
but foolish lips will be destroyed.
Proverbs 10:8
New International Version
8 The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)
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.
Proverbs 12:15
New International Version
Proverbs 13:1
Christian Standard Bible
13 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:1
New International Version
13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(A)
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)
Proverbs 13:13
New International Version
Proverbs 15:31
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 15:31 Lit An ear that
Proverbs 15:31
New International Version
31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction
will be at home among the wise.(A)
Proverbs 17:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
New International Version
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 19:16 Or despises, or treats lightly
Proverbs 19:16
New International Version
16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(A)
Proverbs 19:20
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 19:20 Lit in your end
Proverbs 19:20
New International Version
Proverbs 19:25
Christian Standard Bible
25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)
Proverbs 19:25
New International Version
Proverbs 19:27
Christian Standard Bible
27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
New International Version
27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(A)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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