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Proverbs 9:8-9
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
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Revelation 3:19
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
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Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
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Proverbs 27:22
Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
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Psalms 141:5
Let a righteous man strike me— it is a kindness; let him rebuke me— it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
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Proverbs 13:1
A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
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Proverbs 19:25
Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
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Proverbs 29:19
By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.