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1 To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.
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Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
2 The LORD approves of those who are good, but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
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Good people obtain favor from the LORD, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.
3 Wickedness never brings stability, but the godly have deep roots.
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No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4 A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
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A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
5 The plans of the godly are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
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The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6 The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.
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The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
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