The (A)wise of heart will receive commands,
But [a]a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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  1. Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips

The wise are glad to be instructed,
    but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.

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17 One who (A)is on the path of life follows instruction,
But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray.

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17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,
    but those who ignore correction will go astray.

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29 One who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

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29 Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
    The fool will be a servant to the wise.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

12 One who loves [a]discipline loves knowledge,
But one who hates rebuke is stupid.

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  1. Proverbs 12:1 Or instruction

12 To learn, you must love discipline;
    it is stupid to hate correction.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

13 A (A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a (B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;[a]
    a mocker refuses to listen to correction.

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  1. 13:1 Hebrew A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.

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

18 If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace;
    if you accept correction, you will be honored.

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A fool [a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.

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  1. Proverbs 15:5 Or despises

Only a fool despises a parent’s[a] discipline;
    whoever learns from correction is wise.

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  1. 15:5 Hebrew father’s.

10 There is severe punishment for one who abandons the way;
One who hates a rebuke will die.

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10 Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
    whoever hates correction will die.

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12 A (A)scoffer does not love one who rebukes him;
He will not go to the wise.

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12 Mockers hate to be corrected,
    so they stay away from the wise.

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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

31 If you listen to constructive criticism,
    you will be at home among the wise.

32 If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself;
    but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.

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14 The fury of a king is like messengers of death;
But a wise person will appease it.
15 In the light of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the [a](A)spring rain.

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  1. Proverbs 16:15 Lit latter

14 The anger of the king is a deadly threat;
    the wise will try to appease it.

15 When the king smiles, there is life;
    his favor refreshes like a spring rain.

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A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

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A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son
    and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.

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