Proverbs 25:12

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Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.

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  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let a righteous person strike me—it is a kindness; let them rebuke me—it is oil on my head, which my head will not refuse. For my prayer is still against the deeds of the wicked.
  • Prov 1:8-9 : 8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching, 9 For they will be a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
  • Prov 9:8 : 8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or they will hate you; rebuke a wise person, and they will love you.
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.
  • Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The ear that listens to life-giving correction will dwell among the wise. 32 Those who ignore discipline despise themselves, but those who heed correction gain understanding.
  • Prov 20:12 : 12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—the Lord has made both of them.
  • Prov 27:5-6 : 5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
  • 1 Sam 25:31-34 : 31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord has brought my lord success, remember your servant. 32 David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. 33 Blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand. 34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried to come to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning.
  • Job 42:11 : 11 All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances came to him and ate with him in his house. They showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the misfortune that the LORD had brought upon him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 25:11
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    11Like golden apples in silver settings is a word spoken at the right time.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    80%

    31The ear that listens to life-giving correction will dwell among the wise.

    32Those who ignore discipline despise themselves, but those who heed correction gain understanding.

  • Prov 17:10
    75%

    10A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Eccl 7:5
    74%

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 13:18
    72%

    18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Prov 13:1
    72%

    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • Prov 22:17
    71%

    17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my knowledge.

  • Prov 25:13
    71%

    13Like the coolness of snow at harvest time is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes his master’s soul.

  • Prov 24:25
    71%

    25But it will go well with those who rebuke, and a blessing of goodness will come upon them.

  • Prov 23:12
    71%

    12Apply your heart to discipline, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Job 6:25
    71%

    25How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove?

  • Prov 27:21
    71%

    21The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but a person is tested by their praise.

  • Prov 19:25
    71%

    25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

  • Prov 11:22
    70%

    22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

  • Prov 28:23
    70%

    23Whoever rebukes a person will find favor afterward, more than one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 8:10
    70%

    10Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

  • Prov 12:1
    70%

    1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is senseless.

  • Prov 20:15
    70%

    15There is gold and an abundance of jewels, but lips of knowledge are a precious treasure.

  • Job 34:3
    70%

    3For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.

  • Job 36:10
    70%

    10He opens their ears to instruction and tells them to turn away from iniquity.

  • Prov 1:5
    70%

    5Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not be weary of His reproof.

    12For the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

  • Prov 15:1-2
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    70%

    1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 18:15
    70%

    15The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Eccl 12:11
    70%

    11The words of the wise are like goads, and their collected sayings are like firmly embedded nails—given by one Shepherd.

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 10:17
    69%

    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

  • Prov 29:1
    69%

    1A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

  • Prov 27:5
    69%

    5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

  • Ps 19:11
    69%

    11They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

  • Prov 1:9
    69%

    9For they will be a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.

  • Prov 1:23
    69%

    23If you turn at my correction, behold, I will pour out my Spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.

  • Prov 5:1
    69%

    1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my understanding.

  • Prov 16:23
    69%

    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 10:8
    69%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 15:23
    69%

    23A person finds joy in an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!

  • Prov 9:7-9
    3 verses
    69%

    7Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked person incurs abuse.

    8Do not rebuke a mocker, or they will hate you; rebuke a wise person, and they will love you.

    9Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.

  • Prov 17:4
    69%

    4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Prov 10:13
    69%

    13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

  • Prov 17:8
    69%

    8A bribe is like a precious gem in the eyes of its giver; wherever it turns, it prospers.

  • Prov 19:20
    68%

    20Listen to advice and accept discipline, so that you may become wise in the future.

  • Prov 21:11
    68%

    11When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wise; when a wise person is instructed, they increase in knowledge.

  • Job 5:17
    68%

    17Behold, blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

  • Prov 14:3
    68%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.