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
Evangelical Heritage Version
Third Address to a Son:
Wisdom Leads to the Lord’s Blessing
3 My son, do not forget my teaching.
Let your heart keep my commands,
2 because they will add long days and many years to your life,
and peace and prosperity[a] will come to you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:2 The Hebrew word shalom here contains both meanings.
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)
Footnotes
- 9.9 Heb lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:7-9
Evangelical Heritage Version
Lady Wisdom’s Proverbs
7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults,
and whoever warns a wicked person invites abuse.
8 Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you.
Warn a wise person, and he will love you.
9 Give advice to a wise person, and he will become even wiser.
Teach a righteous person, and he will add to his learning.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A wise heart accepts commands,
but a babbling fool will be ruined.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 The way of a stubborn fool seems correct to him,
but whoever listens to advice is wise.
Proverbs 13:1
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Footnotes
- 13.1 Cn: Heb A wise child the discipline of his father
Proverbs 13:1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Wise Ways to Live
13 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
but a scornful son does not listen to a reprimand.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 The person who despises a word of instruction will pay the price,
but the person who respects a command 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
Evangelical Heritage Version
31 An ear that listens to a life-giving warning
will find a home among the wise.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 A reprimand impresses a discerning person
more than receiving a hundred lashes impresses 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
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 A person who keeps a command preserves his life.
One who despises his ways will die.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,
so that you will be wise in the future.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 Strike a scoffer, and an undisciplined[a] person may learn caution.
Warn a person with understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:25 Or inexperienced
Proverbs 19:27
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27 My child, stop ignoring instruction,
straying[a] from words of knowledge.
Footnotes
- 19.27 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 19:27
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 If you stop listening to discipline, my son,
you will stray from the sayings that give knowledge.
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