Proverbs 3:1-2
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Trust in the Lord
3 My son, don’t forget my instruction.
Let your heart guard my commands,
2 because they will help you live a long time
and provide you with well-being.
Proverbs 9:7-9
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Wise advice
7 Whoever instructs the cynic gets insulted;
whoever corrects the wicked gets hurt.
8 Don’t correct the impudent, or they will hate you;
correct the wise, and they will love you.
9 Teach the wise, and they will become wiser;
inform the righteous, and their learning will increase.
Proverbs 10:8
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8 The skilled mind accepts commands,
but a foolish talker is ruined.
Proverbs 12:15
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15 Fools see their own way as right,
but the wise listen to advice.
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son listens to[a] the discipline of his father,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to correction.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:1 Heb lacks listens to.
Proverbs 13:13
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13 Trouble will come on those who despise a word,
but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
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31 The ear that listens to life-giving correction
dwells among the wise.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
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16 Those who keep the commandment preserve their lives;
those who disregard their ways will die.
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
so you might grow wise in the future.
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike someone who scoffs, and a naive person will become clever;
correct someone with understanding, and they will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
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27 If, my child, you stop listening to discipline,
you will wander away from words of knowledge.
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