Trust the Lord

My son, don’t forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commands;(A)
for they will bring you
many days, a full life,[a](B) and well-being.(C)

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  1. 3:2 Lit days, years of life

Admonition to Trust and Honor God

My child, do not forget my teaching,
    but let your heart keep my commandments,(A)
for length of days and years of life
    and abundant welfare they will give you.(B)

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The one who corrects a mocker
will bring abuse on himself;
the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.[a]
Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(A)
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still;
teach the righteous, and he will learn more.(C)

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  1. 9:7 Lit man: his blemish

General Maxims

Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse;
    whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt.(A)
Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
    rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
Give instruction[a] to the wise, and they will become wiser still;
    teach the righteous, and they will gain in learning.(C)

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  1. 9.9 Heb lacks instruction

A wise heart accepts commands,(A)
but foolish lips will be destroyed.

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The wise of heart will heed commandments,
    but one with foolish lips will come to ruin.(A)

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15 A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,(A)
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

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15 Fools think their own way is right,
    but the wise listen to advice.(A)

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13 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.

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13 A wise child loves discipline,[a]
    but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.(A)

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  1. 13.1 Cn: Heb A wise child the discipline of his father

13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,(A)
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.(B)

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13 Those who despise a word bring destruction on themselves,
    but those who respect a command will be rewarded.(A)

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31 One who[a] listens to life-giving rebukes(A)
will be at home among the wise.

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  1. 15:31 Lit An ear that

31 The ear that heeds wholesome admonition
    will lodge among the wise.

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10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
    than a hundred blows into a fool.

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16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself;(A)
one who disregards[a] his ways will die.(B)

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  1. 19:16 Or despises, or treats lightly

16 Those who keep the commandment will live;
    those who are heedless of their ways will die.(A)

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20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.[a](A)

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  1. 19:20 Lit in your end

20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    that you may gain wisdom for the future.(A)

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25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)

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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
    reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.(A)

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27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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27 My child, stop ignoring instruction,
    straying[a] from words of knowledge.

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  1. 19.27 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain