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The wise person[a] accepts commands,
    but the chattering fool will be brought down.

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  1. Proverbs 10:8 Lit. wise in heart

A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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17 Whoever heeds correction is on the pathway to life,
    but someone who ignores exhortation goes astray.

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17 On the path to life is he who guards instruction,
    but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.

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29 Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind,
    and the fool will be a servant to the wise.

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29 He who brings trouble to his household, he will inherit wind,[a]
    and a fool will serve the wise of heart.

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  1. Proverbs 11:29 Or “breath, spirit”

Wisdom and Wickedness Contrasted

12 The person who loves correction loves knowledge,
but anyone who hates a rebuke is stupid.

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12 He who loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but he who hates rebuke is stupid.

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Who is a Wise Son?

13 A wise son heeds[a] a father’s correction,
but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

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  1. Proverbs 13:1 The Heb. lacks heeds

13 A wise child hears the discipline of a father,
    but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.

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18 Poverty and shame are for those who ignore correction,
    but whoever listens to instruction gains honor.

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18 Poverty and disgrace belong to him who ignores instruction,
    but he who guards reproof will be honored.

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A fool rejects his father’s instructions,
    but anyone who respects[a] reproof acts sensibly.

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  1. Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps

A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
    but he who guards reproof is prudent.

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10 Severe punishment awaits anyone who wanders off the path—
    anyone who despises reproof will die.

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10 Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way;
    he who hates a rebuke will die.

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12 The arrogant mocker never loves the one who corrects him;
    he will not inquire of[a] the wise.

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  1. Proverbs 15:12 Lit. not go to

12 A scoffer does not like his rebuke;[a]
    to the wise he will not go.

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  1. Proverbs 15:12 Literally “rebuke belonging to him”

31 Whoever listens to a life-giving rebuke
    will be at home among the wise.
32 Whoever ignores instruction hates himself,
    but anyone who heeds reproof gains understanding.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 15:32 Lit. heart

31 The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life,
    in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
32 He who ignores instruction despises himself,[a]
    but he who hears admonition gains heart.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 15:32 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 15:32 Or “mind”

14 The king’s wrath results in a death sentence,
    but whoever is wise will appease him.
15 When a king is pleased,[a] there is life,
    and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

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  1. Proverbs 16:15 Lit. a king’s face lightens

14 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death,
    but one who is wise will appease[a] it.
15 In the light of the face of the king there is life,
    and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.

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  1. Proverbs 16:14 Or “atone, cover over”

A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son
    and will share in the inheritance among brothers.

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A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully,
    and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.

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