11 Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son,
and do not loathe his discipline;(A)
12 for the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.(B)

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11 (A)My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
    or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
    as (B)a father the son in whom he delights.

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Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”(A)
and call understanding your relative.

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Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
    and call insight your intimate friend,

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17 I love those who love me,(A)
and those who search for me find me.(B)

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17 (A)I love those who love me,
    and (B)those who seek me diligently find me.

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21 giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.

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21 granting an inheritance to those who love me,
    and filling their treasuries.

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Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(A)
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)

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(A)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
    (B)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

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12 Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.(A)

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
    but (A)love covers all offenses.

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24 The one who will not use the rod hates his son,(A)
but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.(B)

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24 (A)Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
    but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:24 Or who loves him disciplines him early

22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?(A)
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.(B)

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22 Do they not go astray who (A)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet[a] (B)steadfast love and faithfulness.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show

The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
but he loves the one who pursues righteousness.(A)

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but he loves him (A)who pursues righteousness.

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17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox(A) with hatred.(B)

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17 (A)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
    than (B)a fattened ox and hatred with it.

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Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.(B)

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By (A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by (B)the fear of the Lord one (C)turns away from evil.

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Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,(A)
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.(B)

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Whoever (A)covers an offense seeks love,
    but he who repeats a matter (B)separates close friends.

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