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 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 11:29
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29 Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind,
and a stubborn fool will be a slave to a person with a wise heart.
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 17:2
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2 A wise slave will rule over a shameful son.
He will share the inheritance with the brothers.
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 19:26
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26 A son who attacks his father and chases away his mother
brings shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 20:20
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20 The person who curses his father and his mother—
his lamp will be snuffed out in total darkness.
Proverbs 22:6
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6 Dedicate[a] a child to the way he should go,
and even when he becomes old, he will not turn away from it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:6 Or consecrate. The Hebrew word used here is not one of the usual words for teaching or training, but it is the same word used for dedicating a temple. It adds the connotation of entrusting the child to the Lord, as Hannah did.
Proverbs 23:22-25
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22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 Buy truth and do not sell it.
Buy wisdom, discipline, and knowledge.
24 The father of a righteous child will celebrate greatly.
One who fathers a wise son will find joy in him.
25 Your father and your mother will find joy,
and she who gave birth to you will celebrate.
Proverbs 28:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 A person who robs his father and his mother
and says, “It’s not a sin,” is no better than[a] a vandal.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:24 Or a partner to
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