Proverbs 3:1-2
English Standard Version
Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
3 (A)My son, do not forget my teaching,
(B)but let your heart keep my commandments,
2 for (C)length of days and years of life
and (D)peace they will add to you.
Proverbs 3:1-2
Common English Bible
Trust in the Lord
3 My son, don’t forget my instruction.
Let your heart guard my commands,
2 because they will help you live a long time
and provide you with well-being.
Proverbs 9:7-9
English Standard Version
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
8 (A)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(B)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give instruction[a] to a wise man, and he will be (C)still wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will (D)increase in learning.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:7-9
Common English Bible
Wise advice
7 Whoever instructs the cynic gets insulted;
whoever corrects the wicked gets hurt.
8 Don’t correct the impudent, or they will hate you;
correct the wise, and they will love you.
9 Teach the wise, and they will become wiser;
inform the righteous, and their learning will increase.
Proverbs 10:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:8
Common English Bible
8 The skilled mind accepts commands,
but a foolish talker is ruined.
Proverbs 12:15
English Standard Version
15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 12:15
Common English Bible
15 Fools see their own way as right,
but the wise listen to advice.
Proverbs 13:1
English Standard Version
13 A wise son hears his father's instruction,
but (A)a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:1
Common English Bible
13 A wise son listens to[a] the discipline of his father,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to correction.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:1 Heb lacks listens to.
Proverbs 13:13
English Standard Version
13 Whoever (A)despises (B)the word[a] brings destruction on himself,
but he who reveres the commandment[b] will be (C)rewarded.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:13 Or a word
- Proverbs 13:13 Or a commandment
Proverbs 13:13
Common English Bible
13 Trouble will come on those who despise a word,
but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:31
Common English Bible
31 The ear that listens to life-giving correction
dwells among the wise.
Proverbs 17:10
English Standard Version
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
Common English Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
than a hundred lashes to a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
English Standard Version
16 Whoever (A)keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises his ways will die.
Proverbs 19:16
Common English Bible
16 Those who keep the commandment preserve their lives;
those who disregard their ways will die.
Proverbs 19:20
English Standard Version
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in (A)the future.
Proverbs 19:20
Common English Bible
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
so you might grow wise in the future.
Proverbs 19:25
English Standard Version
25 (A)Strike (B)a scoffer, and the simple will (C)learn prudence;
(D)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:25
Common English Bible
25 Strike someone who scoffs, and a naive person will become clever;
correct someone with understanding, and they will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
English Standard Version
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
(A)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
Common English Bible
27 If, my child, you stop listening to discipline,
you will wander away from words of knowledge.
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