Proverbs 10:8
Legacy Standard Bible
8 The (A)wise of heart will receive commandments,
But an ignorant fool of loose lips will be [a]ruined.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:8 Lit thrust down
Proverbs 10:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A wise heart accepts commands,
but a babbling fool will be ruined.
Proverbs 10:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 He (A)is on the path of life who keeps discipline,
But he who forsakes reproof makes [a]himself wander about.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:17 Or others
Proverbs 10:17
Evangelical Heritage Version
17 Whoever practices discipline is on the path to life,
but whoever rejects a warning goes astray.
Proverbs 11:29
Legacy Standard Bible
29 He who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:29
Evangelical Heritage Version
29 Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind,
and a stubborn fool will be a slave to a person with a wise heart.
Proverbs 12:1
Legacy Standard Bible
12 Whoever loves [a]discipline loves knowledge,
But he who hates reproof is senseless.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:1 Or instruction
Proverbs 12:1
Evangelical Heritage Version
More Examples of Righteous Behavior
12 A person who loves discipline loves knowledge,
but one who hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 13:1
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Wise Ways to Live
13 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
but a scornful son does not listen to a reprimand.
Proverbs 13:18
Legacy Standard Bible
18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who (A)neglects [a]discipline,
But he who keeps reproof will be honored.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction
Proverbs 13:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 A person who ignores discipline ends up with poverty and shame,
but one who conforms to correction will be honored.
Proverbs 15:5
Legacy Standard Bible
5 An ignorant fool spurns his father’s discipline,
But he who keeps reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:5
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 A stubborn fool despises his father’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction is sensible.
Proverbs 15:10
Legacy Standard Bible
10 Grievous discipline is for him who forsakes the way;
He who hates reproof will die.
Proverbs 15:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 Harsh discipline waits for anyone who leaves the path,
and a person who hates correction will die.
Proverbs 15:12
Legacy Standard Bible
12 A (A)scoffer does not love one who reproves him,
He will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 A scoffer does not love anyone who corrects him.
He will not go to wise people.
Proverbs 15:31-32
Legacy Standard Bible
31 He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof
Will lodge among the wise.
32 He who (A)neglects discipline (B)despises his soul,
But he who (C)listens to reproof acquires a heart of wisdom.
Proverbs 15:31-32
Evangelical Heritage Version
31 An ear that listens to a life-giving warning
will find a home among the wise.
32 A person who ignores discipline despises himself,
but a person who listens to a warning acquires good sense.
Proverbs 16:14-15
Legacy Standard Bible
14 The wrath of a king is like messengers of death,
But a wise man will atone for it.
15 In the light of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the [a](A)late rain.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:15 Spring
Proverbs 16:14-15
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 The king’s anger is a messenger of death,
but a wise person can appease it.
15 There is life in the light from a king’s face,
and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.
Proverbs 17:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 A wise slave will rule over a shameful son.
He will share the inheritance with the brothers.
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