Proverbs 1:23

Easy To Read Version

You should have listened to my advice and teaching. I would have told you everything I knew. I would have given you all of my knowledge.

Cross References

Psalm 145:1

I praise you my God and King.\par I bless your name forever and ever.\par

Proverbs 1:25

You turned away and ignored all of my advice. You refused to accept my words.

Proverbs 1:30

You people refused to listen to my words of advice. You would not listen to me when I showed you the right way.

Proverbs 10:17

A person who learns from his punishment can help other people live too. But a person who refuses to learn only leads people the wrong way.

Proverbs 12:1

If a person wants to be wise, then he is not angry if someone tells him when he does wrong. The person who hates to be told that he is wrong is stupid.

Proverbs 29:1

If a person is stubborn and becomes more angry every time people tell him that he is doing wrong, then that person will be destroyed. There is no hope.

Proverbs 6:23

The commands and teachings from your parents are like a light that shows you the right way. They correct you and train you to follow the path to life.

Isaiah 45:8

“May the clouds in the skies above\par drop goodness on the earth like rain!\par May the earth open\par and let salvation grow!\par And may goodness grow with it!\par I, the Lord, made him. {\cf2\super [403]} \par

Jeremiah 3:14

“You people are unfaithful. But Come back to me!” This message was from the Lord.

Ezekiel 33:11

“You must say to them, ‘The Lord my Master says: On my life, I promise, I don’t enjoy seeing people die—not even evil people! I don’t want them to die. I want those evil people to come back to me. I want them to change their lives so they can really live! So come back to me! Stop doing bad things! Why must you die, family of Israel?’

Hosea 14:1

Israel, you fell and sinned against God. So come back to the Lord your God.

Joel 2:27

You will know that I am with Israel.\par You will know that I am the Lord your God.\par There is no other God.\par My people will never be ashamed again.”\par

Joel 2:28

“After this I will pour (give) my Spirit\par on all kinds of people.\par Your sons and daughters will prophesy. {\cf2\super [21]} \par Your old men will dream dreams.\par Your young men will see visions. {\cf2\super [22]} \par

Joel 3:1

“Yes, at that time, I will bring back the people of Judah and Jerusalem from captivity.

Luke 11:13

\{You are like all other people\}—you are evil. But you know how to give good things to your children. So surely your heavenly Father knows how to give the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [200]} to those people that ask him.”

John 7:39

Jesus was talking about the \{Holy\} Spirit. {\cf2\super [115]} The Spirit had not yet been given to people, because Jesus had not yet \{died and\} been raised to glory. But later, those people that believed in Jesus would receive the Spirit.

Acts 26:20

I began telling people that they should change their hearts and lives and turn back to God. I told the people to do things that show that they really changed their hearts. I told these things first to people in Damascus. Then I went to Jerusalem and to every part of Judea and told these things to the people there. I also went to the non-Jewish people.

Acts 3:19

So you must change your hearts and lives! Come back to God and he will forgive your sins.