“A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline, a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin anything.” (vv. 1-3)
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
People who despise advise are asking for trouble; those who respect a command will succeed.
The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain; those who accept it avoid the snares of death.
A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction.
Wise people think before they act; fools don’t- and even brag about their foolishness.” (vv. 12-16,NLT)