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
Lexham English Bible
8 A heart of wisdom will heed 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
Lexham English Bible
17 On the path to life is he who guards instruction,
but he who rejects rebuke goes 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
Lexham English Bible
29 He who brings trouble to his household, he will inherit wind,[a]
and a fool will serve the wise of heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:29 Or “breath, spirit”
Proverbs 12:1
New Living Translation
12 To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.
Proverbs 12:1
Lexham English Bible
12 He who loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates rebuke is stupid.
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
Lexham English Bible
13 A wise child hears the discipline of a father,
but a scoffer does not listen to a 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
Lexham English Bible
18 Poverty and disgrace belong to him who ignores instruction,
but he who guards reproof will be 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
Lexham English Bible
5 A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
but he who guards reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:10
New Living Translation
10 Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
whoever hates correction will die.
Proverbs 15:10
Lexham English Bible
10 Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way;
he who hates a rebuke will die.
Proverbs 15:12
New Living Translation
12 Mockers hate to be corrected,
so they stay away from the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
Lexham English Bible
12 A scoffer does not like his rebuke;[a]
to the wise he will not go.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:12 Literally “rebuke belonging to him”
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 15:31-32
Lexham English Bible
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]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:32 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 15:32 Or “mind”
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 16:14-15
Lexham English Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:14 Or “atone, cover over”
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
Lexham English Bible
2 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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