Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart

(A)My son, do not forget my teaching,
    (B)but let your heart keep my commandments,
for (C)length of days and years of life
    and (D)peace they will add to you.

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The Rewards of Wisdom

My son, (A)do not forget my [a]teaching,
But have your heart (B)comply with my commandments;
For (C)length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:1 Or law

Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
    and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
(A)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
    (B)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Give instruction[a] to a wise man, and he will be (C)still wiser;
    teach a righteous man, and he will (D)increase in learning.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction

One who (A)corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And one who rebukes a wicked person gets [a]insults for himself.
(B)Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(C)Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser;
Teach a righteous person and he will (D)increase his insight.

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  1. Proverbs 9:7 Lit a blemish

(A)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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The (A)wise of heart will receive commands,
But [a]a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips

15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
    but a wise man listens to advice.

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15 The (A)way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But a person who listens to advice is wise.

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13 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
    but (A)a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

13 A (A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a (B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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13 Whoever (A)despises (B)the word[a] brings destruction on himself,
    but he who reveres the commandment[b] will be (C)rewarded.

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  1. Proverbs 13:13 Or a word
  2. Proverbs 13:13 Or a commandment

13 One who (A)despises the word will do badly,
But one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.

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31 (A)The ear that listens to (B)life-giving reproof
    will dwell among the wise.

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31 One whose ear listens to a life-giving rebuke
Will stay among the wise.

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10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
    than a hundred blows into a fool.

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10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

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16 Whoever (A)keeps the commandment keeps his life;
    he who despises his ways will die.

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16 One who (A)keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But one who [a]is careless of [b]conduct will die.

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  1. Proverbs 19:16 Lit despises
  2. Proverbs 19:16 Lit ways

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

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20 (A)Listen to advice and accept discipline,
So that you may be wise [a]the rest of your days.

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  1. Proverbs 19:20 Lit in your latter end

25 (A)Strike (B)a scoffer, and the simple will (C)learn prudence;
    (D)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

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25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But (B)rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [a]gain knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 19:25 Lit discern

27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
    (A)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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27 Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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