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.

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23 For (A)the commandment is a lamp and the [a]teaching is light;
And rebukes for discipline are the way of life

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:23 Or law

18 Poverty and shame will come to one who (A)neglects [a]discipline,
But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.

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  1. Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction

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.

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  1. Proverbs 15:32 Lit heart

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:12 Or a nose ring

17 The (A)words of the wise heard in calm are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

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