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11 My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline,
    neither be weary of his correction;
12 for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects,
    even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

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11 My son, despise not the [a]chastening of Jehovah;
Neither be weary of his reproof:
12 For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth,
Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:11 Or, instruction

Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.”
    Call understanding your relative,

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Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister;
And call understanding thy [a]kinswoman:

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:4 Or, familiar friend

17 I love those who love me.
    Those who seek me diligently will find me.

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17 I love them that love me;
And those that seek me [a]diligently shall find me.

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  1. Proverbs 8:17 Or, early

21 that I may give wealth to those who love me.
    I fill their treasuries.

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21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance,
And that I may fill their treasuries.

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Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
    Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

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Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee:
Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all wrongs.

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12 Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.

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24 One who spares the rod hates his son,
    but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

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24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son;
But he that loveth him chasteneth him [a]betimes.

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  1. Proverbs 13:24 Or, diligently

22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil?
    But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

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22 [a]Do they not err that devise evil?
But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or, Shall they not go astray

The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but he loves him who follows after righteousness.

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The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;
But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

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17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,
    than a fattened calf with hatred.

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17 Better is a [a]dinner of herbs, where love is,
Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or, portion

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.
    By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

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By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;
And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

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He who covers an offense promotes love;
    but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

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