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

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The wise man is glad to be instructed, but a self-sufficient fool falls flat on his face.

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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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17 Anyone willing to be corrected is on the pathway to life. Anyone refusing has lost his chance.

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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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29 The fool who provokes his family to anger and resentment will finally have nothing worthwhile left. He shall be the servant of a wiser man.

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

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12 To learn, you must want to be taught. To refuse reproof is stupid.

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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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Footnotes

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

13 A wise youth accepts his father’s rebuke; a young mocker doesn’t.

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

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18 If you refuse criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept criticism, you are on the road to fame.

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

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Footnotes

  1. 15:5 Hebrew father’s.

Only a fool despises his father’s advice; a wise son considers each suggestion.

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

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9-10 The Lord despises the deeds of the wicked but loves those who try to be good. If they stop trying, the Lord will punish them; if they rebel against that punishment, they will die.

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

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12 A mocker stays away from wise men because he hates to be scolded.

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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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31-32 If you profit from constructive criticism, you will be elected to the wise men’s hall of fame. But to reject criticism is to harm yourself and your own best interests.

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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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14 The anger of the king is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.

15 Many favors are showered on those who please the king.

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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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A wise slave will rule his master’s wicked sons and share their estate.

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