Proverbs 3:1-2
New International Version
Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
Proverbs 3:1-2
English Standard Version
Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
3 (A)My son, do not forget my teaching,
(B)but let your heart keep my commandments,
2 for (C)length of days and years of life
and (D)peace they will add to you.
Proverbs 9:7-9
New International Version
Proverbs 9:7-9
English Standard Version
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
8 (A)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(B)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9 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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
Proverbs 10:8
New International Version
8 The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.(A)
Proverbs 10:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 12:15
New International Version
Proverbs 12:15
English Standard Version
15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 13:1
New International Version
13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.(A)
Proverbs 13:1
English Standard Version
13 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
but (A)a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:13
New International Version
Proverbs 13:13
English Standard Version
13 Whoever (A)despises (B)the word[a] brings destruction on himself,
but he who reveres the commandment[b] will be (C)rewarded.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:13 Or a word
- Proverbs 13:13 Or a commandment
Proverbs 15:31
New International Version
31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction
will be at home among the wise.(A)
Proverbs 15:31
English Standard Version
Proverbs 17:10
New International Version
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
English Standard Version
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
New International Version
16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(A)
Proverbs 19:16
English Standard Version
16 Whoever (A)keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises his ways will die.
Proverbs 19:20
New International Version
Proverbs 19:20
English Standard Version
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in (A)the future.
Proverbs 19:25
New International Version
Proverbs 19:25
English Standard Version
25 (A)Strike (B)a scoffer, and the simple will (C)learn prudence;
(D)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
New International Version
27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(A)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
English Standard Version
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
(A)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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