Let the (A)righteous smite me [a]in kindness and reprove me;
It is (B)oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it,
[b]For still my prayer (C)is [c]against their wicked deeds.

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  1. Psalm 141:5 Or lovingly
  2. Psalm 141:5 Lit And my prayer
  3. Psalm 141:5 Or in spite of their calamities

23 For (A)the commandment is a lamp and the [a]teaching is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

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  1. Proverbs 6:23 Or law

18 Poverty and shame will come to him who (A)neglects [a]discipline,
But he who regards reproof will be honored.

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  1. Proverbs 13:18 Or instruction

31 He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof
Will dwell among the wise.
32 He who (A)neglects discipline (B)despises himself,
But he who (C)listens to reproof acquires [a]understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 15:32 Lit heart

12 Like [a]an (A)earring of gold and an (B)ornament of (C)fine gold
Is a wise reprover to a (D)listening ear.

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  1. Proverbs 25:12 Or a nose ring

17 The (A)words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

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