22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing(A)
and obtains favor from the Lord.(B)

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22 The man who finds a wife finds a treasure,
    and he receives favor from the Lord.

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22 He who finds a wife finds what is good(A)
    and receives favor from the Lord.(B)

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14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,(A)
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
    but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.

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14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,(A)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(B)

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18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:18 Lit don’t lift up your soul to his death

18 Discipline your children while there is hope.
    Otherwise you will ruin their lives.

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18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(A)

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A righteous person acts with integrity;(A)
his children who come after him will be happy.(B)

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The godly walk with integrity;
    blessed are their children who follow them.

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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Start a youth out on his way;(A)
even when he grows old he will not depart from it.

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Direct your children onto the right path,
    and when they are older, they will not leave it.

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Start(A) children off on the way they should go,(B)
    and even when they are old they will not turn from it.(C)

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15 Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth;
a rod of discipline will separate it from him.(A)

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15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
    but physical discipline will drive it far away.

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(A)

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13 Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.(A)
14 Punish him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.(B)

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13 Don’t fail to discipline your children.
    The rod of punishment won’t kill them.
14 Physical discipline
    may well save them from death.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 23:14 Hebrew from Sheol.

Saying 13

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
    if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
    and save them from death.(A)

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11 Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy,(A)
so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.(B)

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11 Be wise, my child,[a] and make my heart glad.
    Then I will be able to answer my critics.

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  1. 27:11 Hebrew my son.

11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;(A)
    then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.(B)

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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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The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
    but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.

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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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