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11 (A)My son, do not reject the [a]discipline of Yahweh
Or loathe His reproof,
12 For (B)whom Yahweh loves He reproves,
Even (C)as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

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  1. Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction

11 Do not reject the Lord’s discipline, my son,
and do not despise his warning,
12 because the Lord warns[a] the one he loves
    as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.

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  1. Proverbs 3:12 Or disciplines

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend;

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Say to Wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call Understanding your relative.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 7:4 Or close friend

17 I (A)love those who love me;
And (B)those who earnestly seek me will find me.

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17 I certainly love those who love me,
and those who eagerly look for me find me.

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21 To give those who love me an inheritance of wealth,
That I may (A)fill their treasuries.

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21 so I can provide a rich inheritance to those who love me,
and I can fill their treasuries.

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(A)Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you,
(B)Reprove a wise man and he will love you.

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Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you.
Warn a wise person, and he will love you.

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all transgressions.

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12 Hatred stirs up a quarrel,
but love covers all sins.

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24 He who (A)holds back his [a]rod hates his son,
But he who loves him [b](B)disciplines him diligently.

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  1. Proverbs 13:24 Correction, discipline
  2. Proverbs 13:24 Lit seeks him earnestly with discipline

24 A person who withholds his rod hates his son,
but one who loves him administers discipline promptly.

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22 Will they not wander in error who (A)devise evil?
But lovingkindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

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22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan to do good find mercy and truth.

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
But He loves one who (A)pursues righteousness.

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The way of a wicked person is repulsive[a] to the Lord,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

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  1. Proverbs 15:9 Or is an abomination

17 (A)Better is a [a]dish of [b]vegetables where there is love
Than a (B)fattened ox and hatred in it.

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or portion
  2. Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs

17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.

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By (A)lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by the [a](B)fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence

Through mercy and truth, guilt is atoned for,
and through the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.

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He who (A)covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter (B)separates close companions.

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A person who covers an offense pursues love,
but one who repeats the matter separates friends.

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