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A wise person should listen, and he will increase learning.
A person with understanding should obtain guidance

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15 The way of a stubborn fool seems correct to him,
but whoever listens to advice is wise.

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Wise Ways to Live

13 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
but a scornful son does not listen to a reprimand.

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10 Insolence produces only strife,
but wisdom resides with those who take advice.

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13 The person who despises a word of instruction will pay the price,
but the person who respects a command will be rewarded.

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An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips.
A liar feeds upon[a] a destructive tongue.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:4 Hebrew variant listens to

10 A reprimand impresses a discerning person
    more than receiving a hundred lashes impresses a fool.

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18 A person who is a loner seeks his own desires.
He fights against all sound judgment.
A fool finds no pleasure in understanding,
but only in revealing his own opinions.

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13 If a person answers before he listens,
that is foolishness that brings disgrace.

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The intentions in a person’s heart are deep water,
but a person with understanding can draw them out.

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12 Apply your heart to discipline
and your ear to words that give knowledge.

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