Proverbs 17:10-11
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10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Proverbs 19:27
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27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction
only to stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:2
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2 The dread wrath of a king is like the growling of a lion;
he who provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
whether what he does is pure and right.
Proverbs 20:30
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30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean the innermost parts.
Proverbs 21:1
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21 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
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