Proverbs 18:22
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 18:22
Common English Bible
22 He who finds a wife finds what is good,
gaining favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:14
Legacy Standard Bible
14 House and wealth are an (A)inheritance from fathers,
But a wife who has insight is from Yahweh.
Proverbs 19:14
Common English Bible
14 House and riches are an inheritance from one’s ancestors,
but an insightful wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:18
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:18 Lit lift up
Proverbs 19:18
Common English Bible
18 Discipline your children while there is hope,
but don’t plan to kill them.
Proverbs 20:7
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Proverbs 20:7
Common English Bible
7 The righteous live with integrity;
happy are their children who come after them.
Proverbs 22:6
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:6 Lit Dedicate
- Proverbs 22:6 Or in the way he should go, according to his own way
- Proverbs 22:6 Lit turn away
Proverbs 22:6
Common English Bible
6 Train children in the way they should go;
when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.
Proverbs 22:15
Legacy Standard Bible
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15
Common English Bible
15 Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;
the rod of discipline removes it.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Legacy Standard Bible
13 (A)Do not withhold discipline from the child,
Although you [a]strike him with the rod, he will not die.
14 You shall [b]strike him with the rod
And (B)deliver his soul from Sheol.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:13 Lit smite
- Proverbs 23:14 Lit smite
Proverbs 23:13-14
Common English Bible
13 Don’t withhold instruction from children;
if you strike them with a rod, they won’t die.
14 Strike them with a rod,
and you will save their lives from the grave.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:14 Heb Sheol
Proverbs 27:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 (A)Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
That I may (B)respond with a word to him who reproaches me.
Proverbs 27:11
Common English Bible
11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,
so I can answer those who insult me.
Proverbs 29:3
Legacy Standard Bible
3 A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)befriends harlots destroys his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
Common English Bible
3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
but one who spends time with prostitutes destroys riches.
Proverbs 29:15
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:15 Lit set loose
Proverbs 29:15
Common English Bible
15 The rod and correction lead to wisdom,
but children out of control shame their mothers.
Proverbs 29:17
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Proverbs 29:17
Common English Bible
17 Instruct your children; they will give you peace of mind
and bring delight into your life.
Proverbs 31:10-31
Legacy Standard Bible
A Woman Who Fears Yahweh
Aleph
Beth
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
Gimel
12 She deals bountifully with him for good and not evil
All the days of her life.
Daleth
He
14 She is like (C)merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
Vav
15 And she (D)rises while it is still night,
And (E)gives [d]food to her household
And a [e]portion to her young women.
Zayin
16 She makes plans for a field and buys it;
From the fruit of her [f]hands she plants a vineyard.
Heth
Teth
18 She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
Yodh
19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her [h]hands hold fast the spindle.
Kaph
Lamedh
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are (H)clothed with scarlet.
Mem
Nun
23 Her husband is known (L)in the gates,
When he sits with the elders of the land.
Samekh
Ayin
Pe
Tsadhe
Qoph
28 Her children rise up and bless her;
As for her husband, he also praises her, saying:
Resh
29 “Many daughters have done excellently,
But you have gone above them all.”
Shin
30 [n]Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who [o](Q)fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
Tav
31 Give to her from the fruit of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:10 Lit a woman of excellence, a woman of strength
- Proverbs 31:13 Lit palms
- Proverbs 31:13 Or willingly
- Proverbs 31:15 Lit prey
- Proverbs 31:15 Or prescribed task
- Proverbs 31:16 Lit palms
- Proverbs 31:17 Lit her loins
- Proverbs 31:19 Lit palms
- Proverbs 31:20 Lit spreads out her palm
- Proverbs 31:24 Lit Canaanite
- Proverbs 31:25 Lit latter days
- Proverbs 31:26 Or law
- Proverbs 31:27 Lit being a sluggard
- Proverbs 31:30 Lit Gracefulness
- Proverbs 31:30 Or reverences
Proverbs 31:10-31
Common English Bible
The competent wife
10 A competent wife, how does one find her?
Her value is far above pearls.
11 Her husband entrusts his heart to her,
and with her he will have all he needs.
12 She brings him good and not trouble
all the days of her life.
13 She seeks out wool and flax;
she works joyfully with her hands.
14 She is like a fleet of merchant ships,
bringing food from a distance.
15 She gets up while it is still night,
providing food for her household,
even some for her female servants.
16 She surveys a field and acquires it;
from her own resources, she plants a vineyard.
17 She works energetically;
her arms are powerful.
18 She realizes that her trading is successful;
she doesn’t put out her lamp at night.
19 She puts her hands to the spindle;
her palms grasp the whorl.
20 She reaches out to the needy;
she stretches out her hands to the poor.
21 She doesn’t fear for her household when it snows,
because they are all dressed in warm[a] clothes.
22 She makes bedspreads for herself;
fine linen and purple are her clothing.
23 Her husband is known in the city gates
when he sits with the elders of the land.
24 She makes garments and sells them;
she supplies sashes to traders.
25 Strength and honor are her clothing;
she is confident about the future.
26 Her mouth is full of wisdom;
kindly teaching is on her tongue.
27 She is vigilant over the activities of her household;
she doesn’t eat the food of laziness.
28 Her children bless her;
her husband praises her:
29 “Many women act competently,
but you surpass them all!”
30 Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Let her share in the results of her work;
let her deeds praise her in the city gates.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:21 LXX; MT red
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