Proverbs 19:27
Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
In context
24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge. 26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace. 27 Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. 28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil. 29 Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 19:27 in the KJV
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction That causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 19:27 in the ESV
Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.