Proverbs 1:5
Legacy Standard Bible
5 Let the wise man hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)man of understanding will acquire guidance,
Proverbs 1:5
New Living Translation
5 Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
Let those with understanding receive guidance
Proverbs 12:15
Legacy Standard Bible
15 The (A)way of an ignorant fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.
Proverbs 12:15
New Living Translation
15 Fools think their own way is right,
but the wise listen to others.
Proverbs 13:1
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:1
New Living Translation
13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;[a]
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
Footnotes
- 13:1 Hebrew A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.
Proverbs 13:10
Legacy Standard Bible
10 With arrogance [a]comes only quarreling,
But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:10 Lit gives
Proverbs 13:10
New Living Translation
10 Pride leads to conflict;
those who take advice are wise.
Proverbs 13:13
Legacy Standard Bible
13 The one who (A)despises the word will be [a]in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:13 Lit pledged to it
Proverbs 13:13
New Living Translation
13 People who despise advice are asking for trouble;
those who respect a command will succeed.
Proverbs 17:4
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit Falsehood
Proverbs 17:4
New Living Translation
4 Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;
liars pay close attention to slander.
Proverbs 17:10
Legacy Standard Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
New Living Translation
10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
Proverbs 18:1-2
Legacy Standard Bible
18 He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He (A)breaks out in dispute against all sound wisdom.
2 A fool does not delight in discernment,
But only (B)in revealing his own heart.
Proverbs 18:1-2
New Living Translation
18 Unfriendly people care only about themselves;
they lash out at common sense.
2 Fools have no interest in understanding;
they only want to air their own opinions.
Proverbs 18:13
Legacy Standard Bible
13 He who (A)responds with a word before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.
Proverbs 18:13
New Living Translation
13 Spouting off before listening to the facts
is both shameful and foolish.
Proverbs 20:5
Legacy Standard Bible
5 Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of discernment draws it out.
Proverbs 20:5
New Living Translation
5 Though good advice lies deep within the heart,
a person with understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 23:12
Legacy Standard Bible
12 Bring your heart to discipline
And your ears to [a]words of knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:12 Lit sayings
Proverbs 23:12
New Living Translation
12 Commit yourself to instruction;
listen carefully to words of knowledge.
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