¹⁰ A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

¹¹ An evil person desires only rebellion;
a cruel messenger^[a](A) will be sent against him.

²⁰ Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.^[a](A)

²⁷ If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.

² A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.^(A)

⁶ Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy person?^(A)

⁸ A king sitting on a throne to judge
separates out all evil with his eyes.^(A)

¹¹ Even a young man is known by his actions—
by whether his behavior is pure and upright.^(A)

³⁰ Lashes and wounds purge away evil,^(A)
and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.^[a]

21 A king’s heart is like channeled water in the Lord’s hand:
He directs it wherever he chooses.^(A)

¹¹ The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.^(A)