Proverbs 3:11-12
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My son, do not reject or take lightly the discipline of the Lord [learn from your mistakes and the testing that comes from His correction through discipline];
Nor despise His rebuke,(A)
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For those whom the Lord loves He corrects,
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 7:4
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Say to [skillful and godly] wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And regard understanding and intelligent insight as your intimate friends;
Proverbs 8:17
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“I love those who love me;
And those who seek me early and diligently will find me.(A)
Proverbs 8:21
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That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth and true riches,
And that I may fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 9:8
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[a]Do not correct a scoffer [who foolishly ridicules and takes no responsibility for his error] or he will hate you;
Correct a wise man [who learns from his error], and he will love you.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:8 The ancient rabbis took this to have the force of a commandment: never give a rebuke that is sure to be ignored.
Proverbs 10:12
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Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers and overwhelms all transgressions [forgiving and overlooking another’s faults].
Proverbs 13:24
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He who withholds the rod [of discipline] hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines and trains him diligently and appropriately [with wisdom and love].(A)
Proverbs 14:22
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Do they not go astray who devise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.
Proverbs 15:9
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The way [of life] of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord,
But He loves one who pursues righteousness [personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character].
Proverbs 15:17
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Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.(A)
Proverbs 16:6
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By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.
Proverbs 17:9
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He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love,
But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.
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