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A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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(A)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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17 On the path to life is he who guards instruction,
    but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.

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17 Whoever heeds instruction is on (A)the path to life,
    but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.

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29 He who brings trouble to his household, he will inherit wind,[a]
    and a fool will serve the wise of heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:29 Or “breath, spirit”

29 Whoever (A)troubles his own household will (B)inherit the wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

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12 He who loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but he who hates rebuke is stupid.

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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but he who (A)hates reproof is (B)stupid.

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13 A wise child hears the discipline of a father,
    but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.

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13 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
    but (A)a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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18 Poverty and disgrace belong to him who ignores instruction,
    but he who guards reproof will be honored.

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18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who (A)ignores instruction,
    (B)but whoever (C)heeds reproof is honored.

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A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
    but he who guards reproof is prudent.

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(A)A fool (B)despises his father's instruction,
    but (C)whoever heeds reproof is prudent.

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10 Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way;
    he who hates a rebuke will die.

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10 There is (A)severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
    (B)whoever hates reproof will die.

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12 A scoffer does not like his rebuke;[a]
    to the wise he will not go.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:12 Literally “rebuke belonging to him”

12 (A)A scoffer (B)does not like to be reproved;
    he will not go to the wise.

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31 The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life,
    in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
32 He who ignores instruction despises himself,[a]
    but he who hears admonition gains heart.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:32 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 15:32 Or “mind”

31 (A)The ear that listens to (B)life-giving reproof
    will dwell among the wise.
32 Whoever (C)ignores instruction (D)despises himself,
    but he who listens to reproof (E)gains intelligence.

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14 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death,
    but one who is wise will appease[a] it.
15 In the light of the face of the king there is life,
    and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.

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  1. Proverbs 16:14 Or “atone, cover over”

14 (A)A king's wrath is a messenger of death,
    and a wise man will (B)appease it.
15 (C)In the light of a king's face there is life,
    and his (D)favor is like (E)the clouds that bring the spring rain.

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A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully,
    and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.

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A servant who deals wisely will rule over (A)a son who acts shamefully
    and (B)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

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