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

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a wise man will listen and increase his learning,(A)
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—

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35 (A)The wise will inherit honor,
But fools [a]increase dishonor.

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  1. Proverbs 3:35 Lit raise high

35 The wise will inherit honor,
but He holds up fools to dishonor.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 3:35 Or but haughty fools dishonor, or but fools exalt dishonor

(A)Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(B)Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser;
Teach a righteous person and he will (C)increase his insight.

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Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(A)
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.(B)
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.(C)

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14 Wise people (A)store up knowledge,
But with (B)the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.(A)

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29 One who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

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29 The one who brings ruin on his household(A)
will inherit the wind,(B)
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.

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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,
But (A)the lips of the wise will protect them.

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The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline,[a]
but the lips of the wise protect them.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 14:3 Some emend to In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his back

16 A wise person [a]is cautious and (A)turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.

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  1. Proverbs 14:16 Lit fears

16 A wise man is cautious and turns from evil,(A)
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:16 Or and falls

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

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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

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The (A)tongue of the wise makes knowledge pleasant,
But the (B)mouth of fools spouts foolishness.

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The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.(A)

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

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The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.

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

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips
  2. Proverbs 16:21 Or learning

21 Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning,
and pleasant speech[a] increases learning.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:21 Lit and sweetness of lips

23 The (A)heart of the wise instructs his mouth
And adds [a]persuasiveness to his lips.

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  1. Proverbs 16:23 Or learning

23 A wise heart instructs its mouth
and increases learning with its speech.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:23 Lit learning upon his lips