Proverbs 10:17
New American Standard Bible
17 One who (A)is on the path of life follows instruction,
But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray.
Proverbs 10:17
New King James Version
17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction [a]goes astray.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:17 leads
Proverbs 12:1
New American Standard Bible
Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
12 One who loves [a]discipline loves knowledge,
But one who hates rebuke is stupid.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:1 Or instruction
Proverbs 12:1
New King James Version
The House of the Righteous Shall Stand
12 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
But he who hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 13:1
New American Standard Bible
Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
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Proverbs 13:1
New King James Version
Wisdom Loves Righteousness
13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
(A)But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:18
New American Standard Bible
18 Poverty and shame will come to one who (A)neglects [a]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction
Proverbs 13:18
New King James Version
18 Poverty and shame will come to him who [a]disdains correction,
But (A)he who regards a rebuke will be honored.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:18 Lit. ignores
Proverbs 15:5
New American Standard Bible
5 A fool [a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:5 Or despises
Proverbs 15:5
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps
Proverbs 15:10
New American Standard Bible
10 There is severe punishment for one who abandons the way;
One who hates a rebuke will die.
Proverbs 15:10
New King James Version
Proverbs 15:12
New American Standard Bible
12 A (A)scoffer does not love one who rebukes him;
He will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
New King James Version
12 (A)A scoffer does not love one who corrects him,
Nor will he go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:31-32
New American Standard Bible
31 One whose ear listens to a life-giving rebuke
Will stay among the wise.
32 One who (A)neglects discipline (B)rejects himself,
But one who (C)listens to a rebuke acquires [a]understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:32 Lit heart
Proverbs 15:31-32
New King James Version
31 The ear that hears the rebukes of life
Will abide among the wise.
32 He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,
But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.
Proverbs 17:10
New American Standard Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
New King James Version
10 (A)Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.
Proverbs 19:20
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 Lit in your latter end
Proverbs 19:20
New King James Version
20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise (A)in your latter days.
Proverbs 19:27
New American Standard Bible
27 Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
New King James Version
27 Cease listening to instruction, my son,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:30
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:30 Lit chambers of the body
Proverbs 20:30
New King James Version
30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil,
As do stripes the [a]inner depths of the heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:30 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 23:12
New American Standard Bible
12 Apply your heart to discipline,
And your ears to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12
New King James Version
12 Apply your heart to instruction,
And your ears to words of knowledge.
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