Proverbs 3:1-2
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3 My son, don’t forget my teaching;
but let your heart keep my commandments:
2 for they will add to you length of days,
years of life, and peace.
Proverbs 9:7-9
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7 One who corrects a mocker invites insult.
One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
8 Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
9 Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser.
Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise in heart accept commandments,
but a chattering fool will fall.
Proverbs 12:15
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but he who is wise listens to counsel.
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son listens to his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:13
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13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,
but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
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31 The ear that listens to reproof lives,
and will be at home among the wise.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
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16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
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