20 A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.(A)

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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,(A)
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

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20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

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25 A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.(A)

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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
    and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(A)

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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

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24 The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,
and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.(A)
25 Let your father and mother have joy,(B)
and let her who gave birth to you rejoice.

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24 The father of a righteous child has great joy;
    a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.(A)
25 May your father and mother rejoice;
    may she who gave you birth be joyful!(B)

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24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

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A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(A)
but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.(B)

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A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(A)
    but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.(B)

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Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

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15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom,(A)
but a youth left to himself[a]
is a disgrace to his mother.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:15 Lit youth sent away

15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
    but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)

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15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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