Proverbs 1:8
New Century Version
Warnings Against Evil
8 My child, listen to your father’s teaching
and do not forget your mother’s advice.
Proverbs 1:20-33
New Century Version
Wisdom Speaks
20 Wisdom is like a woman shouting in the street;
she raises her voice in the city squares.
21 She cries out in the noisy street
and shouts at the city gates:
22 “You fools, how long will you be foolish?
How long will you make fun of wisdom
and hate knowledge?
23 If only you had listened when I corrected you,
I would have told you what’s in my heart;
I would have told you what I am thinking.
24 I called, but you refused to listen;
I held out my hand, but you paid no attention.
25 You did not follow my advice
and did not listen when I corrected you.
26 So I will laugh when you are in trouble.
I will make fun when disaster strikes you,
27 when disaster comes over you like a storm,
when trouble strikes you like a whirlwind,
when pain and trouble overwhelm you.
28 “Then you will call to me,
but I will not answer.
You will look for me,
but you will not find me.
29 It is because you rejected knowledge
and did not choose to respect the Lord.
30 You did not accept my advice,
and you rejected my correction.
31 So you will get what you deserve;
you will get what you planned for others.
32 Fools will die because they refuse to listen;
they will be destroyed because they do not care.
33 But those who listen to me will live in safety
and be at peace, without fear of injury.”
Proverbs 3:11-12
New Century Version
11 My child, do not reject the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t get angry when he corrects you.
12 The Lord corrects those he loves,
just as parents correct the child they delight in.
Proverbs 4:1
New Century Version
Wisdom Is Important
4 My children, listen to your father’s teaching;
pay attention so you will understand.
Proverbs 9:7-8
New Century Version
7 “If you correct someone who makes fun of wisdom, you will be insulted.
If you correct an evil person, you will get hurt.
8 Do not correct those who make fun of wisdom, or they will hate you.
But correct the wise, and they will love you.
Proverbs 10:17
New Century Version
17 Whoever accepts correction is on the way to life,
but whoever ignores correction will lead others away from life.
Proverbs 12:1
New Century Version
12 Anyone who loves learning accepts correction,
but a person who hates being corrected is stupid.
Proverbs 13:1
New Century Version
13 Wise children take their parents’ advice,
but whoever makes fun of wisdom won’t listen to correction.
Proverbs 13:18
New Century Version
18 A person who refuses correction will end up poor and disgraced,
but the one who accepts correction will be honored.
Proverbs 15:5
New Century Version
5 Fools reject their parents’ correction,
but anyone who accepts correction is wise.
Proverbs 15:12
New Century Version
12 Those who make fun of wisdom don’t like to be corrected;
they will not ask the wise for advice.
Proverbs 15:32
New Century Version
32 Those who refuse correction hate themselves,
but those who accept correction gain understanding.
Proverbs 17:12
New Century Version
12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to meet a fool doing foolish things.
Proverbs 25:12
New Century Version
12 A wise warning to someone who will listen
is as valuable as gold earrings or fine gold jewelry.
Proverbs 27:17
New Century Version
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so people can improve each other.
Proverbs 28:23
New Century Version
23 Those who correct others will later be liked
more than those who give false praise.
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