Proverbs 3:1-2
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Admonition to Trust and Honor God
3 My child, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments,(A)
2 for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare they will give you.(B)
Proverbs 3:1-2
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Wisdom and Piety
3 My child, do not forget my instruction,
and may your heart guard my commands.
2 For length of days, years of life,
and peace they[a] shall add to you.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:2 That is, “my commands” (3:1)
Proverbs 9:7-9
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General Maxims
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse;
whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt.(A)
8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
9 Give instruction[a] to the wise, and they will become wiser still;
teach the righteous, and they will gain in learning.(C)
Notas al pie
- 9.9 Heb lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:7-9
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7 He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself,
and he who rebukes the wicked gets hurt.[a]
8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
rebuke the wise and he will love you.
9 Give to a wise one and he will become more wise;
teach[b] a righteous one and he will increase learning.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 9:7 Literally “abuse him”
- Proverbs 9:9 Literally “make known to”
Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise of heart will heed commandments,
but one with foolish lips will come to ruin.(A)
Proverbs 10:8
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8 A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 12:15
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15 Fools think their own way is right,
but the wise listen to advice.(A)
Proverbs 12:15
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15 The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes,
but he who listens to advice is wise.
Proverbs 13:1
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Notas al pie
- 13.1 Cn: Heb A wise child the discipline of his father
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise child hears the discipline of a father,
but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
Proverbs 13:13
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13 Those who despise a word bring destruction on themselves,
but those who respect a command will be rewarded.(A)
Proverbs 13:13
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13 He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself,
but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
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31 The ear that heeds wholesome admonition
will lodge among the wise.
Proverbs 15:31
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31 The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life,
in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke strikes him who understands
deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
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16 Those who keep the commandment will live;
those who are heedless of their ways will die.(A)
Proverbs 19:16
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16 He who guards commandments guards his life;[a]
he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:16 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.(A)
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction
so that you will gain wisdom for your future.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:20 Literally “after things”
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 19:25
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25 The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence,
and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
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27 My child, stop ignoring instruction,
straying[a] from words of knowledge.
Notas al pie
- 19.27 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 19:27
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27 Cease to listen to instruction, my child,
and you will stray[a] from sayings of knowledge.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:27 Literally “in order to stray”
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