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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is simply 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 (A)tongue of the wise makes knowledge pleasant,
But the (B)mouth of fools spouts foolishness.

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

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

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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

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

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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