Proverbs 10:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A wise heart accepts commands,
but a babbling fool will be ruined.
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
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
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
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
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 A stubborn fool despises his father’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction is sensible.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 A scoffer does not love anyone who corrects him.
He will not go to wise people.
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
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 A wise slave will rule over a shameful son.
He will share the inheritance with the brothers.
Proverbs 17:10-11
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 A reprimand impresses a discerning person
more than receiving a hundred lashes impresses a fool.
11 An evil person promotes only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 19:20
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,
so that you will be wise in the future.
Proverbs 19:27
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 If you stop listening to discipline, my son,
you will stray from the sayings that give knowledge.
Proverbs 20:2
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 The king’s rage is like a lion’s growl.
Whoever intrudes on him endangers his life.
Proverbs 20:6
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Many people claim to be loyal,[a]
but who can find a trustworthy man?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:6 The word translated loyal often means merciful. The line is difficult.
Proverbs 20:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 When a king sits on his throne as judge,
he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 Even a youth makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Proverbs 20:30
Evangelical Heritage Version
30 Wounds and bruises scrub away evil,
and a beating scrubs the depths of the heart.
Proverbs 21:1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Wise and Foolish Behaviors
21 A king’s heart is like streams of water in the hand of the Lord.
He directs it wherever he desires.
Proverbs 22:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 A person who loves a pure heart and whose lips are gracious
will have a king as his friend.
Proverbs 25:2-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 It brings glory to God to hide a matter,
but it brings glory to kings to investigate a matter.
3 As heaven is high and earth is deep,
so there is no searching the heart of kings.
4 Remove impurities from silver,
and a vessel can be cast by a silversmith.
5 Remove a wicked person from a king’s presence,
and his throne will be established with righteousness.
6 Do not honor yourself in a king’s presence.
Do not stand in a place reserved for great people,
7 because it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than for you to be humiliated before a ruler
whom your eyes have seen.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:7 Many translations associate this line with verse 8: What you have seen with your eye do not bring quickly into court. Manuscript evidence supports a connection with verse 7, but sense seems to favor including it with verse 8.
Proverbs 27:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 A person who tends a fig tree eats its fruit,
and a person who takes care of his master will be honored.
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