10:17
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates reproof is stupid.
13:1
A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
13:18
Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
13:24
Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
15:5
A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
15:10
There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
whoever hates reproof will die.
15:12
A scoffer does not like to be reproved;
he will not go to the wise.
15:31-32
The ear that listens to life-giving reproof
will dwell among the wise.
Whoever ignores instruction despises himself,
but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.
17:10
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
17:26
To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
19:20
Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in the future.
19:25
Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
19:27
Cease to hear instruction, my son,
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
20:30
Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean the innermost parts.
21:11
When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
23:13-14
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
If you strike him with the rod,
you will save his soul from Sheol.
24:11
Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
24:24-25
Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
25:12
Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.
27:5-6
Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
27:17
Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.
28:23
Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
than he who flatters with his tongue.
29:1
He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,
will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will give delight to your heart.
29:19
By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
for though he understands, he will not respond.