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

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Let the wise listen and increase their[a] learning;
    let the person of understanding receive guidance

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  1. Proverbs 1:5 The Heb. lacks their

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

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35 The wise will inherit honor,
    but he holds fools up for ridicule.

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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 rebuke a mocker or he will hate you.
    Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you.
Counsel a wise man,
    and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man,
    and he will add to his learning.

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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 Those who are wise store up knowledge,
    but when the fool speaks,[a] destruction is near.

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  1. Proverbs 10:14 Lit. but the mouth of the fool

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 Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind,
    and the fool will be a 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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What a fool says brings[a] a rod to his back,
    but the words of the wise protect them.

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  1. Proverbs 14:3 Lit. The mouth of the fool

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 person fears and turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless 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 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
    but the stupidity of fools is just that—stupidity!

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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 wise speak, presenting[a] knowledge appropriately,
    but fools spout foolishness.

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  1. Proverbs 15:2 Lit. The tongues of the wise present

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

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What the wise have to say disseminates[a] knowledge,
    but it’s not in the heart of fools to do so.

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  1. Proverbs 15:7 Lit. The lips of the wise spread

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

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

21 The wise-hearted person is told to be discerning,
    and that pleasant speech promotes instruction.

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

23 A wise person’s thoughts[a] control his words,
    and his speech promotes instruction.

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  1. Proverbs 16:23 Lit. heart