Proverbs 17:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A sensible person accepts correction, but you can't beat sense into a fool.

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I correct and punish everyone I love. So make up your minds to turn away from your sins.

Even when servants are clever, it takes more than words to make them obey.

No matter how hard you beat a fool, you can't pound out the foolishness.

Stupid fools learn good sense by seeing others punished; a sensible person learns by being corrected.

Don't be a fool and disobey your parents. Be clever! Accept correction.

Children with good sense accept correction from their parents, but stubborn children ignore it completely.

Let your faithful people correct and punish me. My prayers condemn the deeds of those who do wrong, so don't let me be friends with any of them.

You will keep your friends if you forgive them, but you will lose your friends if you keep talking about what they did wrong.

Cruel people want to rebel, and so vicious attackers will be sent against them.