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Let the wise man hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)man of understanding will acquire guidance,

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let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning
    and the discerning acquire skill,(A)

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35 (A)The wise will inherit glory,
But [a]fools raise up disgrace.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:35 Or He raises fools up in dishonor

35 The wise will inherit honor,
    but stubborn fools, disgrace.

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(A)Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you,
(B)Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
Give knowledge to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Make a righteous man know it and he will (C)increase his learning.

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Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
    rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(A)
Give instruction[a] to the wise, and they will become wiser still;
    teach the righteous, and they will gain in learning.(B)

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  1. 9.9 Heb lacks instruction

14 Wise men (A)store up knowledge,
But (B)the mouth of the ignorant fool draws ruin near.

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14 The wise lay up knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

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29 He who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.

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29 Those who trouble their households will inherit wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise.

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In the mouth of the ignorant fool is a rod of lofty pride,
But (A)the lips of the wise will keep them.

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The talk of fools is a rod for their backs,[a]
    but the lips of the wise preserve them.(A)

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  1. 14.3 Cn: Heb a rod of pride

16 A wise man fears and (A)turns away from evil,
But a fool gets angry and feels secure.

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16 The wise are cautious and turn away from evil,
    but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.(A)

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24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the folly of fools is folly.

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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
    but folly is the garland[a] of fools.

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  1. 14.24 Cn: Heb is the folly

The (A)tongue of the wise makes knowledge look good,
But the (B)mouth of [a]fools pours forth [b]folly.

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  1. Proverbs 15:2 One who fails in wisdom due to willful sin
  2. Proverbs 15:2 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool

The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools pour out folly.(A)

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The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
    not so the minds of fools.

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21 The (A)wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of [a]lips (B)increases learning.

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Or speech

21 The wise of heart is called perceptive,
    and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.

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23 The (A)heart of the wise gives insight to his mouth
And increases learning to his lips.

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23 The mind of the wise makes their speech judicious
    and adds persuasiveness to their lips.

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