Proverbs 9:7-9
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7 The one who corrects a mocker
will bring abuse on himself;
the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.[a]
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(A)
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
9 Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still;
teach the righteous, and he will learn more.(C)
Footnotes
- 9:7 Lit man: his blemish
Proverbs 10:8
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8 A wise heart accepts commands,(A)
but foolish lips will be destroyed.
Proverbs 12:15
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15 A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,(A)
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:13
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13 The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,(A)
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.(B)
Proverbs 15:31
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Footnotes
- 15:31 Lit An ear that
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
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Footnotes
- 19:16 Or despises, or treats lightly
Proverbs 19:20
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Footnotes
- 19:20 Lit in your end
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)
Proverbs 19:27
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27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:9
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Footnotes
- 23:9 Lit in the ears of
Proverbs 25:12
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12 A wise correction to a receptive ear(A)
is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.
Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.(A)
Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens another.[a]
Footnotes
- 27:17 Lit and a man sharpens his friend’s face
Proverbs 29:1
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29 One who becomes stiff-necked,
after many reprimands
will be shattered instantly—
beyond recovery.(A)
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