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Saturday, May 4th, 2024
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 10:17; Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 12:1; Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 13:18; Proverbs 15:5; Proverbs 15:10; Proverbs 15:12; Proverbs 15:31-32; Proverbs 16:14-15; Proverbs 17:2; Proverbs 17:10-11; Proverbs 19:20; Proverbs 19:27; Proverbs 20:2; Proverbs 20:6; Proverbs 20:8; Proverbs 20:11; Proverbs 20:30; Proverbs 21:1; Proverbs 22:11; Proverbs 25:2-7; Proverbs 27:18
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The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
One who is on the path of life follows instruction, But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray.
Proverbs 10:17
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
One who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
One who loves discipline loves knowledge, But one who hates rebuke is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
A wise son accepts his father's discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Poverty and shame will come to one who neglects discipline, But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.
Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
A fool rejects his father's discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
There is severe punishment for one who abandons the way; One who hates a rebuke will die.
Proverbs 15:10
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
A scoffer does not love one who rebukes him; He will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
One whose ear listens to a life-giving rebuke Will stay among the wise.
Proverbs 15:31
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
One who neglects discipline rejects himself, But one who listens to a rebuke acquires understanding.
Proverbs 15:32
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
The fury of a king is like messengers of death; But a wise person will appease it.
Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
In the light of a king's face is life, And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.
Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebellious person seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Listen to advice and accept discipline, So that you may be wise the rest of your days.
Proverbs 19:20
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Stop listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; One who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
Proverbs 20:2
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Many a person proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy person?
Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
It is by his deeds that a boy distinguishes himself, If his conduct is pure and right.
Proverbs 20:11
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Bruising wounds clean away evil, And blows cleanse the innermost parts.
Proverbs 20:30
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He pleases.
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord , as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
One who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
Proverbs 22:11
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Proverbs 25:3
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Take away the impurities from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
Proverbs 25:4
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Do not boast in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the same place as great people;
Proverbs 25:6
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
For it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.
Proverbs 25:7
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
One who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And one who cares for his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
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