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Proverbs 3:11-12
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Proverbs 3:11-12
Revised Standard Version
11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 3:11-12
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Proverbs 3:11-12
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child
Proverbs 10:17
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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 10:17
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Proverbs 10:17
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17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
Proverbs 12:1
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Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1
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Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but whoever hates correction is stupid.(A)
Proverbs 13:18
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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 13:18
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Proverbs 13:18
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Proverbs 13:24
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Proverbs 13:24
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24 He who spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Proverbs 13:24
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Proverbs 13:24
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Proverbs 15:5
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Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but he who heeds admonition is prudent.
Proverbs 15:5
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Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(A)
Proverbs 15:10
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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 15:10
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Proverbs 15:10
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10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
the one who hates correction will die.(A)
Proverbs 15:12
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Proverbs 15:12
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12 A scoffer does not like to be reproved;
he will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
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Proverbs 15:12
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12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
so they avoid the wise.
Proverbs 15:32
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Proverbs 15:32
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32 He who ignores instruction despises himself,
but he who heeds admonition gains understanding.
Proverbs 15:32
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Proverbs 15:32
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Proverbs 19:18
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Proverbs 19:18
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18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
do not set your heart on his destruction.
Proverbs 19:18
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Proverbs 19:18
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18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.(A)
Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 20:30
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30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean the innermost parts.
Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 20:30
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Proverbs 22:6
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Proverbs 22:6
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6 Train up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
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Proverbs 22:6
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Proverbs 22:15
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Proverbs 22:15
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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15
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Proverbs 22:15
New International Version
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(A)
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