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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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10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
    but wisdom is with people who take advice.

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10 Through overconfidence [a]comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:10 Lit gives

13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,
    but he who respects a command will be rewarded.

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13 One who (A)despises the word will do badly,
But one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction