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Correction

Don’t Be Stupid

Time for another proverb for writers. It’s not often we read the word “stupid” in the Bible, especially directed against ourselves. But it’s there in Proverbs 12:1.  I checked four different translations and they all had it. The Contemporary English Version seems the most direct: To accept correction is wise, to …

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Receiving Correction

If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept correction, you will be honored. Psalm 13:18 NLT One of the hardest things a writer learns is to receive criticism and correction. Unfortunately, some never do. James Scott Bell refers to it as growing a rhino skin. …

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