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My son, hear the instruction of thy father,
And forsake not the [a]law of thy mother:
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head,
And chains about thy neck.

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  1. Proverbs 1:8 Or, teaching

20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father,
And forsake not the [a]law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thy heart;
Tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee;
When thou [b]sleepest, it shall watch over thee;
And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For [c]the commandment is a lamp; and [d]the law is light;
And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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  1. Proverbs 6:20 Or, teaching
  2. Proverbs 6:22 Hebrew liest down.
  3. Proverbs 6:23 Or, their commandment
  4. Proverbs 6:23 Or, their teaching

10 The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son maketh a glad father;
But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind;
And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

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13 A wise son heareth his father’s [a]instruction;
But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

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  1. Proverbs 13:1 Or, correction

A fool despiseth his father’s [a]correction;
But he that regardeth reproof [b]getteth prudence.

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  1. Proverbs 15:5 Or, instruction
  2. Proverbs 15:5 Or, dealeth prudently

20 A wise son maketh a glad father;
But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

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Children’s children are the crown of old men;
And the glory of children are their fathers.

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17 A friend loveth at all times;
And [a]a brother is born for adversity.

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  1. Proverbs 17:17 Or, is born as a brother

21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow;
And the father of a fool hath no joy.

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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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19 A brother [a]offended is harder to be won than a strong city;
And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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  1. Proverbs 18:19 Or, injured