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 10:17
21st Century King James Version
17 He that keepeth instruction is in the way of life, but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
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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 12:1
21st Century King James Version
12 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
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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 13:1
21st Century King James Version
13 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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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 13:18
21st Century King James Version
18 Poverty and shame shall be with him that refuseth instruction, but he that hath regard for reproof shall be honored.
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Proverbs 15:5
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps
Proverbs 15:5
21st Century King James Version
5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction, but he that heedeth reproof is prudent.
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Proverbs 15:10
New King James Version
Proverbs 15:10
21st Century King James Version
10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth reproof shall die.
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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 15:12
21st Century King James Version
12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him, neither will he go unto the wise.
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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 15:31-32
21st Century King James Version
31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul, but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
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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 17:10
21st Century King James Version
10 A reproof entereth deeper into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
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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 19:20
21st Century King James Version
20 Hear counsel and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
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Proverbs 19:27
New King James Version
27 Cease listening to instruction, my son,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
21st Century King James Version
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth thee to err from the words of knowledge.
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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 20:30
21st Century King James Version
30 The bruising of a wound cleanseth away evil—so also do stripes the inward parts of the being.
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Proverbs 23:12
New King James Version
12 Apply your heart to instruction,
And your ears to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12
21st Century King James Version
12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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