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20 Listen to advice and accept correction, and in the end you will be wise.
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Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
21 People can make all kinds of plans, but only the Lord's plan will happen.
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Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
22 People want others to be loyal, so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.
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What a person desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.
23 Those who respect the Lord will live and be satisfied, unbothered by trouble.
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The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
24 Though the lazy person puts his hand in the dish, he won't lift the food to his mouth.
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A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
25 Whip those who make fun of wisdom, and perhaps foolish people will gain some wisdom. Correct those with understanding, and they will gain knowledge.
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Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
26 A son who robs his father and sends away his mother brings shame and disgrace on himself.
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Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27 Don't stop listening to correction, my child, or you will forget what you have already learned.
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Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 An evil witness makes fun of fairness, and wicked people love what is evil.
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A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
29 People who make fun of wisdom will be punished, and the backs of foolish people will be beaten.
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Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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