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11 Do not reject the Lord’s discipline, my son,
and do not despise his warning,
12 because the Lord warns[a] the one he loves
    as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.

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  1. Proverbs 3:12 Or disciplines

11 My son,(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(B)
    and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(C)
    as a father the son he delights in.[a](D)

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  1. Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child

Say to Wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call Understanding your relative.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 7:4 Or close friend

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
    and to insight, “You are my relative.”

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17 I certainly love those who love me,
and those who eagerly look for me find me.

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17 I love those who love me,(A)
    and those who seek me find me.(B)

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21 so I can provide a rich inheritance to those who love me,
and I can fill their treasuries.

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21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
    and making their treasuries full.(A)

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Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you.
Warn a wise person, and he will love you.

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Do not rebuke mockers(A) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.(B)

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12 Hatred stirs up a quarrel,
but love covers all sins.

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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(A)

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24 A person who withholds his rod hates his son,
but one who loves him administers discipline promptly.

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24 Whoever spares the rod(A) hates their children,
    but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline(B) them.(C)

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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan to do good find mercy and truth.

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

The way of a wicked person is repulsive[a] to the Lord,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

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  1. Proverbs 15:9 Or is an abomination

The Lord detests the way of the wicked,(A)
    but he loves those who pursue righteousness.(B)

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17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.

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17 Better a small serving of vegetables with love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.(A)

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Through mercy and truth, guilt is atoned for,
and through the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.

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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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A person who covers an offense pursues love,
but one who repeats the matter separates friends.

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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(A)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(B)

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17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of trouble.

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17 A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)

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