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Proverbs 3:1 - 3:2
Trust, Fear, and Honor Yahweh
My son, do not forget my law,
But let your heart guard my commandments;
2 For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.
Proverbs 9:7 - 9:9
7
He who disciplines a scoffer receives disgrace for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man receives injury for himself.
8 Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you,
Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
9 Give knowledge to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Make a righteous man know it and he will increase his learning.
Proverbs 10:8
8
The wise of heart will receive commandments,
But an ignorant fool of loose lips will be ruined.
Proverbs 12:15
15
The way of an ignorant fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:13
13
The one who despises the word will be in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
31
He whose ear listens to the life‑giving reproof
Will lodge among the wise.
Proverbs 17:10
10
A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 19:16
16
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who despises his way will die.
Proverbs 19:20
20
Listen to counsel and receive discipline,
That you may be wise in the end of your days.
Proverbs 19:25
25
Strike a scoffer and the simple may become prudent,
But reprove one who has understanding and he will understand knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
27
Cease listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:9
9
Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the insight of your speech.
Proverbs 25:12
12
Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
Proverbs 27:5 - 27:6
5
Better is reproof that is revealed
Than love that is hidden.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:17
17
Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.
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