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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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let a wise person listen and increase learning,(A)
and let a discerning person obtain guidance—

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35 The wise will inherit glory,
    but shame will be the promotion of fools.

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

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Footnotes

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

Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
    Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser.
    Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

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

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14 Wise men lay up knowledge,
    but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

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

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29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind.
    The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

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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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The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,
    but the lips of the wise 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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Footnotes

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

16 A wise man fears and shuns evil,
    but the fool is hot headed and reckless.

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

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  1. 14:16 Or and falls

24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
    but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

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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 tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

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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;
    not so with the heart of fools.

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

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21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.
    Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

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

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Footnotes

  1. 16:21 Lit and sweetness of lips

23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,
    and adds learning to his lips.

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23 The heart of a wise person instructs his mouth;
it adds learning to his speech.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:23 Lit learning upon his lips