Proverbs 3:1-2
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3 My son, don’t forget my teaching;
but let your heart keep my commandments:
2 for they will add to you length of days,
years of life, and peace.
Proverbs 9:7-9
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7 One who corrects a mocker invites insult.
One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
8 Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
9 Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser.
Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise in heart accept commandments,
but a chattering fool will fall.
Proverbs 12:15
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but he who is wise listens to counsel.
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son listens to his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:13
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13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,
but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
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31 The ear that listens to reproof lives,
and will be at home among the wise.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
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16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
Proverbs 19:20
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20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
that you may be wise in your latter end.
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
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27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:9
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9 Don’t speak in the ears of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 25:12
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12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful,
although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Proverbs 29:1
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29 He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck
will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.
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