Proverbs 10:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:8
Common English Bible
8 The skilled mind accepts commands,
but a foolish talker is ruined.
Proverbs 10:17
English Standard Version
17 Whoever heeds instruction is on (A)the path to life,
but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
Proverbs 10:17
Common English Bible
17 Those who heed instruction are on the way to life,
but those who ignore correction lose their way.
Proverbs 11:29
English Standard Version
29 Whoever (A)troubles his own household will (B)inherit the wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:29
Common English Bible
29 Those who trouble their family will inherit the wind.
The fool will be servant to the wise.
Proverbs 12:1
English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:1
Common English Bible
12 Those who love discipline love knowledge,
and those who hate correction are stupid.
Proverbs 13:1
English Standard Version
13 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
but (A)a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:1
Common English Bible
13 A wise son listens to[a] the discipline of his father,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to correction.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:1 Heb lacks listens to.
Proverbs 13:18
English Standard Version
18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who (A)ignores instruction,
(B)but whoever (C)heeds reproof is honored.
Proverbs 13:18
Common English Bible
18 Poverty and shame come to those who don’t care about instruction;
honor belongs to those who heed correction.
Proverbs 15:5
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:5
Common English Bible
5 A fool doesn’t like a father’s instruction,
but those who heed correction are mature.
Proverbs 15:10
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:10
Common English Bible
10 Discipline is severe for those who abandon the way;
those who hate correction will die.
Proverbs 15:12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:12
Common English Bible
12 Mockers don’t like those who correct them.
They won’t go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:31-32
Common English Bible
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.
Proverbs 16:14-15
Common English Bible
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.
Proverbs 17:2
English Standard Version
2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over (A)a son who acts shamefully
and (B)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
Common English Bible
2 An insightful servant rules over a disgraceful son
and will divide an inheritance
with the brothers.
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