Proverbs 3:1-2
Lexham English Bible
Wisdom and Piety
3 My child, do not forget my instruction,
and may your heart guard my commands.
2 For length of days, years of life,
and peace they[a] shall add to you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:2 That is, “my commands” (3:1)
Proverbs 3:1-2
New Living Translation
Trusting in the Lord
3 My child,[a] never forget the things I have taught you.
Store my commands in your heart.
2 If you do this, you will live many years,
and your life will be satisfying.
Proverbs 9:7-9
Lexham English Bible
7 He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself,
and he who rebukes the wicked gets hurt.[a]
8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
rebuke the wise and he will love you.
9 Give to a wise one and he will become more wise;
teach[b] a righteous one and he will increase learning.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:7 Literally “abuse him”
- Proverbs 9:9 Literally “make known to”
Proverbs 9:7-9
New Living Translation
7 Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
8 So don’t bother correcting mockers;
they will only hate you.
But correct the wise,
and they will love you.
9 Instruct the wise,
and they will be even wiser.
Teach the righteous,
and they will learn even more.
Proverbs 10:8
Lexham English Bible
8 A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:8
New Living Translation
8 The wise are glad to be instructed,
but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
Proverbs 12:15
Lexham English Bible
15 The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes,
but he who listens to advice is wise.
Proverbs 12:15
New Living Translation
15 Fools think their own way is right,
but the wise listen to others.
Proverbs 13:1
Lexham English Bible
13 A wise child hears the discipline of a father,
but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
Proverbs 13:1
New Living Translation
13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;[a]
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
Footnotes
- 13:1 Hebrew A wise son accepts his father’s discipline.
Proverbs 13:13
Lexham English Bible
13 He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself,
but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 13:13
New Living Translation
13 People who despise advice are asking for trouble;
those who respect a command will succeed.
Proverbs 15:31
Lexham English Bible
31 The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life,
in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
Proverbs 15:31
New Living Translation
31 If you listen to constructive criticism,
you will be at home among the wise.
Proverbs 17:10
Lexham English Bible
10 A rebuke strikes him who understands
deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
New Living Translation
10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
Lexham English Bible
16 He who guards commandments guards his life;[a]
he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:16 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 19:16
New Living Translation
16 Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
Proverbs 19:20
Lexham English Bible
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction
so that you will gain wisdom for your future.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:20 Literally “after things”
Proverbs 19:20
New Living Translation
20 Get all the advice and instruction you can,
so you will be wise the rest of your life.
Proverbs 19:25
Lexham English Bible
25 The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence,
and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:25
New Living Translation
25 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
Proverbs 19:27
Lexham English Bible
27 Cease to listen to instruction, my child,
and you will stray[a] from sayings of knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:27 Literally “in order to stray”
Proverbs 19:27
New Living Translation
27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.
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