let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
    and let the discerning get guidance—

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The wise hear them and grow in wisdom;
    those with understanding gain guidance.

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35 The wise inherit honor,
    but fools get only shame.

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35 The wise gain respect,
    but fools receive shame.

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Do not rebuke mockers(A) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.(B)
Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(C)

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Don’t correct the impudent, or they will hate you;
    correct the wise, and they will love you.
Teach the wise, and they will become wiser;
    inform the righteous, and their learning will increase.

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14 The wise store up knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.(B)

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14 The wise store up knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool brings on ruin.

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29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise.(A)

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29 Those who trouble their family will inherit the wind.
    The fool will be servant to the wise.

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A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,(A)
    but the lips of the wise protect them.(B)

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Pride sprouts in the mouth of a fool,[a]
    but the lips of the wise protect them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:3 Heb uncertain

16 The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,(A)
    but a fool(B) is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

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16 The wise are careful and avoid evil,
    but fools become excited and overconfident.

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24 The wealth of the wise is their crown,
    but the folly of fools yields folly.(A)

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24 Wealth is the crown of the wise,
    and the folly of fools is folly.

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The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.(B)

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The tongue of the wise enhances knowledge,
    but the mouth of a fool gushes with stupidity.

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge,(A)
    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
    but the hearts of fools have none.

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21 The wise in heart are called discerning,
    and gracious words promote instruction.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive

21 The skilled mind is called discerning,
    and pleasant speech enhances teaching.

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23 The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,(A)
    and their lips promote instruction.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:23 Or prudent / and make their lips persuasive

23 The mind of the wise makes their speech insightful
    and enhances the teaching of their lips.

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