Proverbs 1:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Listen as I correct you and tell you what I think.

Cross References

Ezekiel 33:11

Tell them that as surely as I am the living LORD God, I don't like to see wicked people die. I enjoy seeing them turn from their sins and live. So if the Israelites want to live, they must stop sinning and turn back to me.

Acts 3:19

So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven.

Joel 2:28

Later, I will give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions.

Isaiah 32:15

When the Spirit is given to us from heaven, deserts will become orchards thick as fertile forests.

Acts 26:20

First I preached to the people in Damascus, and then I went to Jerusalem and all over Judea. Finally, I went to the Gentiles and said, “Stop sinning and turn to God! Then prove what you have done by the way you live.”

Luke 11:13

As bad as you are, you still know how to give good gifts to your children. But your heavenly Father is even more ready to give the Holy Spirit to anyone who asks.

Zechariah 12:10

I, the LORD, will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their firstborn.

Proverbs 12:1

To accept correction is wise, to reject it is stupid.

Isaiah 45:8

Tell the heavens to send down justice like showers of rain. Prepare the earth for my saving power to sprout and produce justice that I, the LORD, create.

Proverbs 29:1

If you keep being stubborn after many warnings, you will suddenly discover you have gone too far.

Proverbs 10:17

Accept correction, and you will find life; reject correction, and you will miss the road.

Psalm 145:1

I will praise you, my God and King, and always honour your name.

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return! Come back to the LORD, your God. Sin has made you fall.

Jeremiah 3:14

You are unfaithful children, but you belong to me. Come home! I'll take one or two of you from each town and clan and bring you to Zion.

Proverbs 1:30

You rejected my advice and paid no attention when I warned you.

Proverbs 6:23

The Law of the Lord is a lamp, and its teachings shine brightly. Correction and self-control will lead you through life.

Proverbs 1:25

you rejected my advice and paid no attention when I warned you.

John 7:39

Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory.

Joel 2:27

Israel, you will know that I stand at your side. I am the LORD your God— there are no other gods. Never again will you be put to shame.

Joel 3:1

At that time I, the LORD, will make Judah and Jerusalem prosperous again.