Proverbs 3:1-2
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The Rewards of Wisdom
3 My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 for length of days and long life
and peace will they add to you.
Proverbs 9:7-9
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7 He who reproves a scorner gets shame for himself,
and he who rebukes a wicked man gets hurt.
8 Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you;
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser;
teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise in heart will receive commandments,
but a prating fool will fall.
Proverbs 12:15
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but he who listens to counsel is wise.
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:13
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13 Whoever despises the word will be destroyed,
but he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
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31 The ear that hears the reproof of life
abides among the wise.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A reproof enters deeper into a wise man
than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
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16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul,
but he who is careless in his ways will die.
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Hear counsel and receive instruction,
that you may be wise in your latter days.
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware;
and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
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27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction
that causes to err from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:9
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Saying Ten
9 Do not speak in the ears of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 25:12
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12 As an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold,
so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Open rebuke is better
than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpens iron,
so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 29:1
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29 He who is often reproved, yet hardens his neck,
will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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