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22 He who finds a wife finds what is good,
    gaining favor from the Lord.

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14 House and riches are an inheritance from one’s ancestors,
    but an insightful wife is from the Lord.

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18 Discipline your children while there is hope,
    but don’t plan to kill them.

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The righteous live with integrity;
    happy are their children who come after them.

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Train children in the way they should go;
    when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.

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15 Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;
    the rod of discipline removes it.

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13 Don’t withhold instruction from children;
    if you strike them with a rod, they won’t die.
14 Strike them with a rod,
    and you will save their lives from the grave.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:14 Heb Sheol

11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,
    so I can answer those who insult me.

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A man who loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
    but one who spends time with prostitutes destroys riches.

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15 The rod and correction lead to wisdom,
    but children out of control shame their mothers.

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17 Instruct your children; they will give you peace of mind
    and bring delight into your life.

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The competent wife

10 A competent wife, how does one find her?
    Her value is far above pearls.
11 Her husband entrusts his heart to her,
    and with her he will have all he needs.
12 She brings him good and not trouble
    all the days of her life.
13 She seeks out wool and flax;
    she works joyfully with her hands.
14 She is like a fleet of merchant ships,
    bringing food from a distance.
15 She gets up while it is still night,
    providing food for her household,
    even some for her female servants.
16 She surveys a field and acquires it;
    from her own resources, she plants a vineyard.
17 She works energetically;
    her arms are powerful.
18 She realizes that her trading is successful;
    she doesn’t put out her lamp at night.
19 She puts her hands to the spindle;
    her palms grasp the whorl.
20 She reaches out to the needy;
    she stretches out her hands to the poor.
21 She doesn’t fear for her household when it snows,
    because they are all dressed in warm[a] clothes.
22 She makes bedspreads for herself;
    fine linen and purple are her clothing.
23 Her husband is known in the city gates
    when he sits with the elders of the land.
24 She makes garments and sells them;
    she supplies sashes to traders.
25 Strength and honor are her clothing;
    she is confident about the future.
26 Her mouth is full of wisdom;
    kindly teaching is on her tongue.
27 She is vigilant over the activities of her household;
    she doesn’t eat the food of laziness.
28 Her children bless her;
    her husband praises her:
29     “Many women act competently,
    but you surpass them all!”
30 Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting,
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Let her share in the results of her work;
    let her deeds praise her in the city gates.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:21 LXX; MT red

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