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15 The ·mind [heart] of a person with understanding gets knowledge;
the ·wise person listens to learn more [L ear of the wise seeks knowledge].

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15 The [a](A)mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
And the (B)ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 18:15 Lit heart

·Enthusiasm [Desire; Zeal; Passion] without knowledge is not good.
·If you act too quickly, you might make a mistake [L Rushing feet make mistakes].

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Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And one who hurries [a](A)his footsteps [b]errs.

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Lit with his feet
  2. Proverbs 19:2 Lit sins

27 Don’t stop listening to correction, my child,
or you will ·forget what you have already learned [L wander from knowledgeable speeches/words].

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27 Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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12 The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge,
but he ·destroys [frustrates] ·false words [L the words of the untrustworthy/faithless].

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12 The eyes of the Lord protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.

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12 ·Remember what you are taught [L Bring your heart to discipline/instruction],
·and listen carefully [L your ear] to words of knowledge.

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12 Apply your heart to discipline,
And your ears to words of knowledge.

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·It takes wisdom to have a good family [L By wisdom a house is built],
    and ·it takes understanding to make it strong [L by understanding it is established].
·It takes knowledge to fill a home [L By knowledge rooms are filled]
    with rare and beautiful treasures [31:10–31].

Wise people ·have great power [or are mightier than strong people],
    and those with knowledge ·have [or than those with] great strength.

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(A)By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
And by knowledge the rooms are (B)filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.

A (C)wise man is [a]strong,
And a person of knowledge [b]increases power.

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  1. Proverbs 24:5 Lit in strength
  2. Proverbs 24:5 Lit strengthens power

When a country ·is lawless [or rebels; or transgresses], it has ·one ruler after another [or many rulers/leaders];
but when it is led by a ·leader [L person] with understanding, it ·continues strong [or has lasting order].

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Due to a [a]wrongdoing of [b]a land its leaders are (A)many,
But (B)by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:2 Or rebellion
  2. Proverbs 28:2 I.e., the people of a land