11 (A)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
(B)Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

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11 My son, despise not the [a]chastening of Jehovah;
Neither be weary of his reproof:
12 For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth,
Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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  1. Proverbs 3:11 Or, instruction

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,

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Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister;
And call understanding thy [a]kinswoman:

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  1. Proverbs 7:4 Or, familiar friend

17 (A)I love those who love me,
And (B)those who seek me diligently will find me.

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17 I love them that love me;
And those that seek me [a]diligently shall find me.

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  1. Proverbs 8:17 Or, early

21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.

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21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance,
And that I may fill their treasuries.

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(A)Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
(B)Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

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Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee:
Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

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

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12 Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.

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24 (A)He who spares his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him [a]promptly.

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  1. Proverbs 13:24 early

24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son;
But he that loveth him chasteneth him [a]betimes.

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  1. Proverbs 13:24 Or, diligently

22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.

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22 [a]Do they not err that devise evil?
But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or, Shall they not go astray

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves him who (A)follows righteousness.

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;
But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

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17 (A)Better is a dinner of [a]herbs where love is,
Than a fatted calf with hatred.

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or vegetables

17 Better is a [a]dinner of herbs, where love is,
Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or, portion

(A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

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By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;
And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

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

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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

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