Proverbs 3:11-12
New Living Translation
11 My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
12 For the Lord corrects those he loves,
just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.[a]
Proverbs 3:11-12
International Standard Version
11 My son, do not reject the Lord’s discipline,
and do not despise his correction,
12 because the Lord corrects the person he loves,
just as a father corrects[a] the son he delights in.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:12 The Heb. lacks corrects
- Proverbs 3:12 So MT; LXX reads loves, and he punishes every son he accepts
Proverbs 7:4
New Living Translation
4 Love wisdom like a sister;
make insight a beloved member of your family.
Proverbs 7:4
International Standard Version
4 Say to wisdom, “You’re my sister!”
and call understanding your close relative,
Proverbs 8:17
New Living Translation
17 “I love all who love me.
Those who search will surely find me.
Proverbs 8:17
International Standard Version
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me will find me.
Proverbs 8:21
New Living Translation
21 Those who love me inherit wealth.
I will fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 8:21
International Standard Version
21 I bequeath wealth to those who love me,
and I will fill their treasuries.”
Proverbs 9:8
New Living Translation
8 So don’t bother correcting mockers;
they will only hate you.
But correct the wise,
and they will love you.
Proverbs 9:8
International Standard Version
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker or he will hate you.
Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you.
Proverbs 10:12
New Living Translation
12 Hatred stirs up quarrels,
but love makes up for all offenses.
Proverbs 10:12
International Standard Version
12 Hatred awakens contention,
but love covers all transgressions.
Proverbs 13:24
New Living Translation
24 Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children.
Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.
Proverbs 13:24
International Standard Version
24 Whoever does not discipline[a] his son hates him,
but whoever loves him is diligent to correct him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:24 Lit. Whoever spares the rod
Proverbs 14:22
New Living Translation
22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.
Proverbs 14:22
International Standard Version
22 Won’t those who plot evil go astray?
But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.
Proverbs 15:9
New Living Translation
9 The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
but he loves those who pursue godliness.
Proverbs 15:9
International Standard Version
9 The lifestyle of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
but he loves those who ardently pursue righteousness.
Proverbs 15:17
New Living Translation
17 A bowl of vegetables with someone you love
is better than steak with someone you hate.
Proverbs 15:17
International Standard Version
17 A vegetarian meal[a] served with love is better
than a big, thick steak[b] with a plateful of[c] animosity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Lit. A meal of herbs
- Proverbs 15:17 Lit. a fattened ox
- Proverbs 15:17 The Heb. lacks a plateful of
Proverbs 16:6
New Living Translation
6 Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.
Proverbs 16:6
International Standard Version
6 Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth,
and through fear of the Lord people[a] turn from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:6 The Heb. lacks people
Proverbs 17:9
New Living Translation
9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
but dwelling on it separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
International Standard Version
9 Anyone who overlooks[a] an offense promotes love,
but someone who gossips separates close friends.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:9 Lit. covers
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