Proverbs 13:15

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Proverbs 13:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible

13 He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.

16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

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1 Samuel 18:15

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1 Samuel 18:16

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Proverbs 4:19

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Psalms 95:9

where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.

Psalms 95:10

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Psalms 95:11

So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”

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Romans 6:21

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