The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

Poverty and shame {shall be to} him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

A wise son {heareth} his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do {it}: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, {even} my God, {will be} with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. {of your...: or, evil words of you}

For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: {lamp: or, candle}

Let the righteous smite me; {it shall be} a kindness: and let him reprove me; {it shall be} an excellent oil, {which} shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also {shall be} in their calamities. {me; it shall be a...: or, me kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break, etc}

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother.

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

{As} an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, {so is} a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}

A wise son {heareth} his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Poverty and shame {shall be to} him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Let the righteous smite me; {it shall be} a kindness: and let him reprove me; {it shall be} an excellent oil, {which} shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also {shall be} in their calamities. {me; it shall be a...: or, me kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break, etc}

And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

{As} an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, {so is} a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, {and} he will understand knowledge. {will beware: Heb. will be cunning}

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and {that}, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. {entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times}