Proverbs 23:9
New Living Translation
9 Don’t waste your breath on fools,
for they will despise the wisest advice.
Proverbs 23:9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
who will only despise the wisdom of your words.(A)
Proverbs 23:12
New Living Translation
12 Commit yourself to instruction;
listen carefully to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 Apply your mind to instruction
and your ear to words of knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 23:23
New Living Translation
23 Get the truth and never sell it;
also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
Proverbs 23:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.(A)
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