Proverbs 1:8-9
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Solomon’s Speeches About Wisdom
First Address to a Son:
Avoid the Company of Sinners
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s discipline,
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching,
9 because they are a garland of grace for your head.
They are jewelry for your neck.
Proverbs 3:1-2
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Third Address to a Son:
Wisdom Leads to the Lord’s Blessing
3 My son, do not forget my teaching.
Let your heart keep my commands,
2 because they will add long days and many years to your life,
and peace and prosperity[a] will come to you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:2 The Hebrew word shalom here contains both meanings.
Proverbs 4:1-4
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An Address to Sons:
Your Parents Teach You Wisdom
4 Listen, you sons, to a father’s discipline.
Pay attention so that you will gain discernment,
2 because I have given you good instruction.
Do not abandon my teaching.
3 When I was a son living with my father,
a tender and only child with my mother,
4 he used to instruct me and say to me,
“Cling to my words with all your heart.
Obey my commands so that you may live.
Proverbs 10:1
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The Collected Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
Introduction to Wisdom and Righteousness
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Proverbs 13:22
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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 15:20
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Advice for a Wise Son
20 A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish person despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:6
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6 Grandchildren are a crown for the elderly,
and parents are a source of pride for their children.
Proverbs 17:21
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21 The man who fathers a fool has grief,
and the father of an arrogant fool will have no joy.
Proverbs 17:25
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Avoiding Fools and Foolishness
25 A foolish son is an aggravation to his father
and bitterness to the woman who bore him.
Proverbs 19:13
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Dealing With Fools
13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father,
and a nagging wife is like constantly dripping water.
Proverbs 19:18
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18 Discipline your son while there is hope.
Do not make yourself responsible for his death.
Proverbs 19:26
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26 A son who attacks his father and chases away his mother
brings shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 20:7
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7 A righteous person walks in his integrity.
How blessed are his children after him!
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