17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(A)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

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17 One who (A)is on the path of life follows instruction,
But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray.

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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but whoever hates correction is stupid.(A)

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

12 One who loves [a]discipline loves knowledge,
But one who hates rebuke is stupid.

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  1. Proverbs 12:1 Or instruction

13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
    but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(A)

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

13 A (A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a (B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,(A)
    but whoever heeds correction is honored.(B)

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18 Poverty and shame will come to one who (A)neglects [a]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.

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  1. Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(A)

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A fool [a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.

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  1. Proverbs 15:5 Or despises

10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
    the one who hates correction will die.(A)

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10 There is severe punishment for one who abandons the way;
One who hates a rebuke will die.

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12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
    so they avoid the wise.

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12 A (A)scoffer does not love one who rebukes him;
He will not go to the wise.

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31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction
    will be at home among the wise.(A)

32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,(B)
    but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.(C)

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 15:32 Lit heart

10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

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10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

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20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,(A)
    and at the end you will be counted among the wise.(B)

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20 (A)Listen to advice and accept discipline,
So that you may be wise [a]the rest of your days.

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  1. Proverbs 19:20 Lit in your latter end

27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(A)
    and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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27 Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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30 Blows and wounds scrub(A) away evil,
    and beatings(B) purge the inmost being.

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30 (A)Bruising wounds clean away evil,
And blows cleanse the [a]innermost parts.

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  1. Proverbs 20:30 Lit chambers of the body

Saying 12

12 Apply your heart to instruction(A)
    and your ears to words of knowledge.

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12 Apply your heart to discipline,
And your ears to words of knowledge.

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