Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise in heart will receive commandments,
but a prating fool will fall.
Proverbs 10:17
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17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
but he who refuses reproof errs.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
but he who hates reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and shame will be to him who refuses instruction,
but he who regards reproof will be honored.
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but he who regards reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:10
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10 Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way,
and he who hates reproof will die.
Proverbs 15:12
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12 A scorner does not love one who reproves him,
nor will he go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:31-32
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31 The ear that hears the reproof of life
abides among the wise.
32 He who refuses instruction despises his own soul,
but he who hears reproof gains understanding.
Proverbs 16:14-15
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14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death,
but a wise man will pacify it.
15 In the light of the king’s countenance is life,
and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A wise servant will have rule over a son who causes shame,
and will have part of the inheritance among the brothers.
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