Psalm 141:5
New American Standard Bible
5 May the (A)righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me;
It is (B)oil for the head;
My head shall not refuse it,
For my prayer (C)is still against their evil deeds.
Psalm 141:5
New International Version
Psalm 141:5
King James Version
5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
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Proverbs 6:23
New American Standard Bible
23 For (A)the commandment is a lamp and the [a]teaching is light;
And rebukes for discipline are the way of life
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:23 Or law
Proverbs 6:23
New International Version
Proverbs 6:23
King James Version
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
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Proverbs 13:18
New American Standard Bible
18 Poverty and shame will come to one who (A)neglects [a]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction
Proverbs 13:18
New International Version
Proverbs 13:18
King James Version
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
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Proverbs 15:31-32
New American Standard Bible
31 One whose ear listens to a life-giving rebuke
Will stay among the wise.
32 One who (A)neglects discipline (B)rejects himself,
But one who (C)listens to a rebuke acquires [a]understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:32 Lit heart
Proverbs 15:31-32
New International Version
31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction
will be at home among the wise.(A)
Proverbs 15:31-32
King James Version
31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
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Proverbs 25:12
New American Standard Bible
12 Like [a]an (A)earring of gold and a (B)jewelry piece of (C)fine gold,
Is a wise person who offers rebukes to a (D)listening ear.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:12 Or a nose ring
Proverbs 25:12
New International Version
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.(A)
Proverbs 25:12
King James Version
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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Ecclesiastes 9:17
New American Standard Bible
17 The (A)words of the wise heard in calm are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
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Ecclesiastes 9:17
New International Version
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
Ecclesiastes 9:17
King James Version
17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
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