Proverbs 10:8
New Living Translation
8 The wise are glad to be instructed,
but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
Proverbs 10:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:17
New Living Translation
17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,
but those who ignore correction will go astray.
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 11:29
New Living Translation
29 Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
The fool will be a servant to the wise.
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 12:1
New Living Translation
12 To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.
Proverbs 12:1
English Standard Version
Proverbs 13:1
New Living Translation
13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;[a]
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
Footnotes
- 13:1 Hebrew A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.
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 13:18
New Living Translation
18 If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace;
if you accept correction, you will be honored.
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 15:5
New Living Translation
5 Only a fool despises a parent’s[a] discipline;
whoever learns from correction is wise.
Footnotes
- 15:5 Hebrew father’s.
Proverbs 15:5
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:10
New Living Translation
10 Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
whoever hates correction will die.
Proverbs 15:10
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:12
New Living Translation
12 Mockers hate to be corrected,
so they stay away from the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:31-32
New Living Translation
31 If you listen to constructive criticism,
you will be at home among the wise.
32 If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself;
but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.
Proverbs 16:14-15
New Living Translation
14 The anger of the king is a deadly threat;
the wise will try to appease it.
15 When the king smiles, there is life;
his favor refreshes like a spring rain.
Proverbs 17:2
New Living Translation
2 A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.
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.
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