⁵ A wise man will hear and ^(A)increase in learning,
And a ^(B)man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

¹⁵ The ^(A)way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.

13 A ^(A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a ^(B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

¹⁰ Through insolence ^[a]comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

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.

⁴ An ^(A)evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A ^[a]liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

18 He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He ^[a](A)quarrels against all sound wisdom.
² A fool does not delight in understanding,
But only ^(B)in revealing his own ^[b]mind.

¹³ He who ^(A)gives an answer before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.