Proverbs 3:1-2
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Admonition to Trust and Honor God
3 My child, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments,(A)
2 for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare they will give you.(B)
Proverbs 3:1-2
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Admonition to Trust and Honor God
3 My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare will they give you.
Proverbs 9:7-9
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General Maxims
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse;
whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt.(A)
8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
9 Give instruction[a] to the wise, and they will become wiser still;
teach the righteous, and they will gain in learning.(C)
Notas al pie
- 9.9 Heb lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:7-9
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General Maxims
7 He who corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
8 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give instruction[a] to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 9:9 Heb lacks instruction
Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise of heart will heed commandments,
but one with foolish lips will come to ruin.(A)
Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise of heart will heed commandments,
but a prating fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 12:15
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15 Fools think their own way is right,
but the wise listen to advice.(A)
Proverbs 12:15
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 13:1
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Notas al pie
- 13.1 Cn: Heb A wise child the discipline of his father
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:13
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13 Those who despise a word bring destruction on themselves,
but those who respect a command will be rewarded.(A)
Proverbs 13:13
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13 He who despises the word brings destruction on himself,
but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
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31 The ear that heeds wholesome admonition
will lodge among the wise.
Proverbs 15:31
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31 He whose ear heeds wholesome admonition
will abide among the wise.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
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16 Those who keep the commandment will live;
those who are heedless of their ways will die.(A)
Proverbs 19:16
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16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises the word[a] will die.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:16 Cn Compare 13.13: Heb his ways
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.(A)
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
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27 My child, stop ignoring instruction,
straying[a] from words of knowledge.
Notas al pie
- 19.27 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 19:27
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27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction
only to stray from the words of knowledge.
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