Proverbs 23:22-23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 Listen to your father who begot you,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.(A)
23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.(B)
Proverbs 23:22-23
New Living Translation
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
23 Get the truth and never sell it;
also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
Proverbs 23:22-23
New International Version
Saying 17
Proverbs 24:13-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 My child, eat honey, for it is good,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.(A)
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, you will find a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.(B)
Proverbs 24:13-14
New Living Translation
13 My child,[a] eat honey, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
14 In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a bright future,
and your hopes will not be cut short.
Proverbs 24:13-14
New International Version
Saying 26
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.(A)
Proverbs 28:5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(A)
Proverbs 28:5
New Living Translation
5 Evil people don’t understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand completely.
Proverbs 28:5
New International Version
5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
Proverbs 29:15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child.(A)
Proverbs 29:15
New Living Translation
15 To discipline a child produces wisdom,
but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.
Proverbs 29:15
New International Version
15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)
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