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The wise in heart accept commandments,
    but a chattering fool will fall.

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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 He is in the way of life who heeds correction,
    but he who forsakes 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 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind.
    The foolish shall 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 correction loves knowledge,
    but he who hates reproof is 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 listens to his father’s instruction,
    but a scoffer doesn’t 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 shame come to him who refuses discipline,
    but he who heeds correction shall be 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 fool despises his father’s correction,
    but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

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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 stern discipline for one who forsakes the way:
    whoever hates reproof shall 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 scoffer doesn’t love 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 The ear that listens to reproof lives,
    and will be at home among the wise.
32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul,
    but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

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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 The king’s wrath is a messenger of death,
    but a wise man will pacify it.
15 In the light of the king’s face is life.
    His favor is like a cloud of 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 son who causes shame,
    and shall have a part in the inheritance among 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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