Proverbs 3:11-12
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 Do not reject the Lord’s discipline, my son,
and do not despise his warning,
12 because the Lord warns[a] the one he loves
as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:12 Or disciplines
Proverbs 7:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Say to Wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call Understanding your relative.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:4 Or close friend
Proverbs 8:17
Evangelical Heritage Version
17 I certainly love those who love me,
and those who eagerly look for me find me.
Proverbs 8:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 so I can provide a rich inheritance to those who love me,
and I can fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 9:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you.
Warn a wise person, and he will love you.
Proverbs 10:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 Hatred stirs up a quarrel,
but love covers all sins.
Proverbs 13:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 A person who withholds his rod hates his son,
but one who loves him administers discipline promptly.
Proverbs 14:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 Don’t those who plan evil go astray?
But those who plan to do good find mercy and truth.
Proverbs 15:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 The way of a wicked person is repulsive[a] to the Lord,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:9 Or is an abomination
Proverbs 15:17
Evangelical Heritage Version
17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 16:6
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Through mercy and truth, guilt is atoned for,
and through the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.
Proverbs 17:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 A person who covers an offense pursues love,
but one who repeats the matter separates friends.
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