(A)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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The (A)wise of heart will receive commands,
But [a]a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips

17 Whoever heeds instruction is on (A)the path to life,
    but he who rejects reproof 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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29 Whoever (A)troubles his own household will (B)inherit the wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

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29 One who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but he who (A)hates reproof is (B)stupid.

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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 hears his father's instruction,
    but (A)a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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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 Poverty and disgrace come to him who (A)ignores instruction,
    (B)but whoever (C)heeds reproof is honored.

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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)A fool (B)despises his father's instruction,
    but (C)whoever heeds reproof is prudent.

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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 There is (A)severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
    (B)whoever hates reproof will die.

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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 (A)A scoffer (B)does not like to be reproved;
    he will not go to 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 (A)The ear that listens to (B)life-giving reproof
    will dwell among the wise.
32 Whoever (C)ignores instruction (D)despises himself,
    but he who listens to reproof (E)gains intelligence.

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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

14 (A)A king's wrath is a messenger of death,
    and a wise man will (B)appease it.
15 (C)In the light of a king's face there is life,
    and his (D)favor is like (E)the clouds that bring the spring rain.

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14 The fury of a king is like messengers of death;
But a wise person will appease it.
15 In the light of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the [a](A)spring rain.

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  1. Proverbs 16:15 Lit latter

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.

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A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

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