Proverbs 1:8
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The Enticement of Sinners
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Proverbs 1:8
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8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father,
And forsake not the [a]law of thy mother:
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:8 Or, teaching
Proverbs 1:20-33
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Wisdom Warns
20 (A)Wisdom shouts in the street,
She [a]raises her voice in the public square;
21 At the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
At the entrance of the gates in the city she declares her sayings:
22 “How long, you (B)naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking?
And how long will (C)scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools (D)hate knowledge?
23 Turn to my rebuke,
Behold, I will (E)pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 Because (F)I called and you (G)refused,
I (H)stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
25 And you (I)neglected all my advice
And did not (J)want my rebuke;
26 I will also (K)laugh at your (L)disaster;
I will mock when your (M)dread comes,
27 When your dread comes like a storm
And your disaster comes like a (N)whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Then they will (O)call on me, but I will not answer;
They will (P)seek me diligently but will not find me,
29 Because they (Q)hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord.
30 They (R)did not accept my advice,
They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.
31 So they shall (S)eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be (T)filled with their own schemes.
32 For the (U)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33 But (V)whoever listens to me will live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”
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- Proverbs 1:20 Lit gives
Proverbs 1:20-33
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20 Wisdom crieth aloud in the street;
She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
21 She crieth [a]in the chief place of concourse;
At the entrance of the gates,
In the city, she uttereth her words:
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?
And scoffers delight them in scoffing,
And fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof:
Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you;
I will make known my words unto you.
24 Because I have called, and ye have refused;
I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel,
And would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh in the day of your calamity;
I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as [b]a storm,
And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind;
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me [c]diligently, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge,
And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,
30 They would none of my counsel,
They despised all my reproof.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be filled with their own devices.
32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them,
And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely,
And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:21 Hebrew at the head of the noisy streets.
- Proverbs 1:27 Or, desolation
- Proverbs 1:28 Or, early
Proverbs 3:11-12
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11 (A)My son, do not reject the [a]discipline of the Lord
Or loathe His rebuke,
12 For (B)whom the Lord loves He disciplines,
Just (C)as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
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- Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction
Proverbs 3:11-12
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11 My son, despise not the [a]chastening of Jehovah;
Neither be weary of his reproof:
12 For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth,
Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:11 Or, instruction
Proverbs 4:1
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A Father’s Instruction
4 Listen, my sons, to the (A)instruction of a father,
And (B)pay attention so that you may [a]gain understanding,
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- Proverbs 4:1 Lit know
Proverbs 4:1
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4 Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father,
And attend to know understanding:
Proverbs 9:7-8
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7 One who (A)corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And one who rebukes a wicked person gets [a]insults for himself.
8 (B)Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(C)Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
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- Proverbs 9:7 Lit a blemish
Proverbs 9:7-8
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7 He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling;
And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee:
Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 10:17
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17 One who (A)is on the path of life follows instruction,
But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray.
Proverbs 10:17
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- Proverbs 10:17 Or, is a way
- Proverbs 10:17 Or, instruction
- Proverbs 10:17 Or, causeth to err
Proverbs 12:1
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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
12 One who loves [a]discipline loves knowledge,
But one who hates rebuke is stupid.
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- Proverbs 12:1 Or instruction
Proverbs 12:1
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12 Whoso loveth [a]correction loveth knowledge;
But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
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- Proverbs 12:1 Or, instruction
Proverbs 13:1
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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
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Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son heareth his father’s [a]instruction;
But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
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- Proverbs 13:1 Or, correction
Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and shame will come to one who (A)neglects [a]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.
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- Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction
Proverbs 13:18
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18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth [a]correction;
But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
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- Proverbs 13:18 Or, instruction
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool [a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.
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- Proverbs 15:5 Or despises
Proverbs 15:5
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- Proverbs 15:5 Or, instruction
- Proverbs 15:5 Or, dealeth prudently
Proverbs 15:12
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12 A (A)scoffer does not love one who rebukes him;
He will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
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12 A scoffer loveth not to be reproved;
He will not go unto the wise.
Proverbs 15:32
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32 One who (A)neglects discipline (B)rejects himself,
But one who (C)listens to a rebuke acquires [a]understanding.
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- Proverbs 15:32 Lit heart
Proverbs 15:32
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32 He that refuseth [a]correction despiseth his own soul;
But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth [b]understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:32 Or, instruction
- Proverbs 15:32 Hebrew heart.
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