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The skilled mind accepts commands,
    but a foolish talker is ruined.

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17 Those who heed instruction are on the way to life,
    but those who ignore correction lose their way.

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29 Those who trouble their family will inherit the wind.
    The fool will be servant to the wise.

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12 Those who love discipline love knowledge,
    and those who hate correction are stupid.

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13 A wise son listens to[a] the discipline of his father,
    but a mocker doesn’t listen to correction.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:1 Heb lacks listens to.

18 Poverty and shame come to those who don’t care about instruction;
    honor belongs to those who heed correction.

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A fool doesn’t like a father’s instruction,
    but those who heed correction are mature.

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10 Discipline is severe for those who abandon the way;
    those who hate correction will die.

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12 Mockers don’t like those who correct them.
    They won’t go to the wise.

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31 The ear that listens to life-giving correction
    dwells among the wise.
32 Those who refuse discipline despise themselves,
    but those who listen to correction gain understanding.

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14 The king’s anger is a messenger of death;
    the wise will calm him.
15 There’s life in the light of the king’s face.
    His favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

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An insightful servant rules over a disgraceful son
    and will divide an inheritance
    with the brothers.

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