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11 My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline,
    neither be weary of his correction;
12 for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects,
    even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:11 Or instruction

Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.”
    Call understanding your relative,

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

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17 I love those who love me.
    Those who seek me diligently will find me.

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

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21 that I may give wealth to those who love me.
    I fill their treasuries.

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21 To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may (A)fill their treasuries.

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Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
    Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

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(A)Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(B)Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all wrongs.

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

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24 One who spares the rod hates his son,
    but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:24 I.e., correction or discipline
  2. Proverbs 13:24 Lit seeks him diligently with discipline

22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
    But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

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22 Will they who (A)devise evil not go astray?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but he loves him who follows after righteousness.

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

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17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,
    than a fattened calf with hatred.

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17 (A)Better is a portion of [a]vegetables where there is love,
Than a (B)fattened ox served with hatred.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.
    By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

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By (A)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by [a]the (B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence for

He who covers an offense promotes love;
    but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

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One who (A)conceals an offense seeks love,
But one who repeats a matter (B)separates close friends.

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