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Proverbs 9:8-9
Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
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Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
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Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father’s instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent.
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Proverbs 27:22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
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Psalms 141:5
Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.
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Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heeds 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 become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.
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Proverbs 29:19
A servant will not be corrected by mere words; For though he understands, he will not respond.