| Proverbs by Topic
Reproof, Counsel
and Correction
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| | | | Proverbs 1:5
5 A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel
Proverbs 1:23-30
23 Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. 24 Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded, 25 Because you disdained all my counsel, and would have none of my rebuke, 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, 27 When your terror comes like a storm, and your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. 28 "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me. 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD, 30 They would have none of my counsel and despised my every rebuke.
Proverbs 3:11-12
11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor detest His correction; 12 For whom the LORD loves He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 5:1-4, 7, 10-13
1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding, 2 That you may preserve discretion, and your lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; 4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 7 Therefore hear me now, my children, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. 10 Lest aliens be filled with your wealth, and your labors go to the house of a foreigner; 11 And you mourn at last, when your flesh and your body are consumed, 12 And say: "How I have hated instruction, And my heart despised correction! 13 I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!! |
| Proverbs 6:23
23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Proverbs 8:14
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.
Proverbs 9:7-8
7 He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, and he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. 8 Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 10:13
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, but a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding.
Proverbs 10:17
17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, but he who refuses correction goes astray.
Proverbs 11:14
14 Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 12:1
1 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 12:5
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
Proverbs 12:15
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise.
Proverbs 12:20
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but counselors of peace have joy.
Proverbs 13:1
1 A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:8
8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor does not hear rebuke.
Proverbs 13:18
18 Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, but he who regards a rebuke will be honored.
Proverbs 13:24
24 He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.
Proverbs 15:5
5 A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who receives correction is prudent.
Proverbs 15:10, 12
10 Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, and he who hates correction will die. 12 A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, Nor will he go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:22
22 Without counsel, plans go awry, but in the multitude of counselors they are established.
Proverbs 15:31-32
31 The ear that hears the rebukes of life will abide among the wise. 32 He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, but he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.
Proverbs 17:3
3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
Proverbs 17:10
10 Rebuke is more effective for a wise man than a hundred blows on a fool.
Proverbs 17:26
26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
Proverbs 18:6
6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.
Proverbs 19:18
18 Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not set your heart on his destruction.
Proverbs 19:20-21
20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days. 21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the LORD’S counsel—that will stand.
Proverbs 19:25
25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.
Proverbs 19:29
29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 20:5
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:18
18 Plans are established by counsel; By wise counsel wage war.
Proverbs 20:30
30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, as do stripes the inner depths of the heart.
Proverbs 21:11
11 When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
Proverbs 21:30
30 There is no wisdom or understanding or counsel against the LORD.
Proverbs 22:15
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13-14
13 Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. 14 You shall beat him with a rod, and deliver his soul from hell.
Proverbs 24:6
6 For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, and in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 24:24-25
24 He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous," Him the people will curse; Nations will abhor him. 25 But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them.
Proverbs 25:12
12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
Proverbs 26:3
3 A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool's back.
Proverbs 27:5-6
5 Open rebuke is better than love carefully concealed. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:9
9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart, and the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel.
Proverbs 28:23
23 He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward than he who flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 29:1
1 He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Proverbs 29:15, 17, 19
15 The rod and rebuke give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. 17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul. 19 A servant will not be corrected by mere words; For though he understands, he will not respond. | | | |
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