Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 19:27
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Berean Standard Bible
If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
King James Version
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err from the words of knowledge.
World English Bible
If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
American Standard Version
Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 19
26 He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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