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

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

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18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t be intent on killing him.[a](A)

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Footnotes

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

The one who lives with integrity is righteous;(A)
his children[a] who come after him will be happy.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:7 Lit sons

Teach a youth about the way he should go;(A)
even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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15 Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;
the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.(A)

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

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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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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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