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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
Proverbs 3:1-2
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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Trusting in the Lord
3 My child,[a] never forget the things I have taught you.
Store my commands in your heart.
2 If you do this, you will live many years,
and your life will be satisfying.
Proverbs 3:1-2
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Proverbs 3:1-2
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3 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
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Proverbs 9:7-9
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Proverbs 9:7-9
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Proverbs 9:7-9
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Proverbs 9:7-9
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7 Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
8 So don’t bother correcting mockers;
they will only hate you.
But correct the wise,
and they will love you.
9 Instruct the wise,
and they will be even wiser.
Teach the righteous,
and they will learn even more.
Proverbs 9:7-9
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Proverbs 9:7-9
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7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
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Proverbs 10:8
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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)
Proverbs 10:8
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Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise are glad to be instructed,
but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
Proverbs 10:8
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Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
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Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 12:15
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15 Fools think their own way is right,
but the wise listen to others.
Proverbs 12:15
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Proverbs 12:15
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
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Proverbs 13:1
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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)
Proverbs 13:1
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Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;[a]
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
Footnotes
- 13:1 Hebrew A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.
Proverbs 13:1
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Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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13 People who despise advice are asking for trouble;
those who respect a command will succeed.
Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
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Proverbs 15:31
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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)
Proverbs 15:31
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Proverbs 15:31
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31 If you listen to constructive criticism,
you will be at home among the wise.
Proverbs 15:31
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Proverbs 15:31
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31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
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Proverbs 17:10
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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.
Proverbs 17:10
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
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Proverbs 17:10
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10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
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Proverbs 19:16
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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)
Proverbs 19:16
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Proverbs 19:16
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16 Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
Proverbs 19:16
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Proverbs 19:16
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16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
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