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that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;
    that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

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(A)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will [a]attain wise counsel,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:5 acquire

15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
    but he who is wise listens to counsel.

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

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13 A wise son listens to his father’s instruction,
    but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.

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Wisdom Loves Righteousness

13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
(A)But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
    but wisdom is with people who take advice.

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10 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

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13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,
    but he who respects a command will be rewarded.

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13 He who (A)despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

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An evildoer heeds wicked lips.
    A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

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An evildoer gives heed to false lips;
A liar listens eagerly to a [a]spiteful tongue.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:4 Lit. destructive

10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
    than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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10 (A)Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.

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18 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness,
    and defies all sound judgment.
A fool has no delight in understanding,
    but only in revealing his own opinion.

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The Name of the Lord Is a Strong Tower

18 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire;
He rages against all [a]wise judgment.

A fool has no delight in understanding,
But in expressing his (A)own heart.

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  1. Proverbs 18:1 sound wisdom

13 He who answers before he hears,
    that is folly and shame to him.

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13 He who answers a matter before he hears it,
It is folly and shame to him.

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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
    but a man of understanding will draw it out.

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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.

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12 Apply your heart to instruction,
    and your ears to the words of knowledge.

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

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