let a wise person listen and increase learning,(A)
and let a discerning person obtain guidance—

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The wise hear them and grow in wisdom;
    those with understanding gain guidance.

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15 A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,(A)
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

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15 Fools see their own way as right,
    but the wise listen to advice.

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13 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.

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13 A wise son listens to[a] the discipline of his father,
    but a mocker doesn’t listen to correction.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:1 Heb lacks listens to.

10 Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,(A)
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

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10 The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride;
    those who take advice are wise.

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13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,(A)
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.(B)

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13 Trouble will come on those who despise a word,
    but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.

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A wicked person listens to malicious talk;[a]
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:4 Lit to lips of iniquity

An evildoer pays attention to guilty lips;
    a liar listens to a destructive tongue.

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

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10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
    than a hundred lashes to a fool.

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18 One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;
he rebels against all sound wisdom.

A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only wants to show off his opinions.[a](A)

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  1. 18:2 Lit to uncover his heart

18 Unfriendly people look out for themselves;
    they bicker with sensible people.
Fools find no pleasure in understanding,
    but only in expressing their opinion.

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13 The one who gives an answer before he listens—
this is foolishness and disgrace for him.(A)

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13 Those who answer before they listen
    are foolish and disgraceful.

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Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;(A)
but a person of understanding draws it out.

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Advice comes from the deep waters of the heart;
    those with understanding can draw it out.

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12 Apply yourself to discipline
and listen to words of knowledge.

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12 Bring your mind to instruction,
    your ear to knowledgeable sayings.

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