Proverbs 19:13-14
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13 A foolish ·child [son] ·brings [is a] disaster to a father,
and a ·quarreling [contentious] wife is like ·dripping water [constant dripping].
14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a ·wise [insightful] wife is a gift from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13-14
New American Standard Bible
13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.
14 House and wealth are an (C)inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:26-27
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26 A child who ·robs [devastates] his father and ·sends [drives] away his mother
brings shame and disgrace on himself.
27 Don’t stop listening to correction, my child,
or you will ·forget what you have already learned [L wander from knowledgeable speeches/words].
Proverbs 19:26-27
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26 He (A)who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
27 Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:20
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20 Those who curse their father or mother
will be like a light going out in darkness [Job 18:6; 21:17].
Proverbs 20:20
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Proverbs 22:15
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15 ·Every child is full of foolishness [L Stupidity/Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child],
but ·punishment can get rid of it [L the rod of discipline drives it far from them].
Proverbs 22:15
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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 22:28
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28 Don’t move an ·old stone that marks a border [an ancient boundary marker; Deut. 19:14; 27:17; Job 24:2; Hos. 5:10; C borders were marked by carved stones],
because those stones were set up by your ancestors.
Proverbs 22:28
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28 (A)Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
Proverbs 23:22
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22 Listen to your father, who ·gave you life [begot you],
and do not ·forget [despise] your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:22
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Proverbs 23:24-25
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24 The father of a ·good [righteous] child is very happy;
parents who have wise children are glad because of them.
25 Make your father and mother happy;
give ·your mother [L the one who bore you] a reason to be glad.
Proverbs 23:24-25
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24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And (A)he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
25 Let your (B)father and your mother be glad,
And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.
Proverbs 27:8
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8 A person who ·leaves [L wanders from] his home
is like a bird that ·leaves [L wanders from] its nest.
Proverbs 27:8
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:8 Lit place
Proverbs 27:10
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10 Don’t ·forget [abandon] your friend or your parent’s friend.
Don’t always go to your ·family for help [brother] when trouble comes.
A neighbor close by is better than a ·family [brother] far away.
Proverbs 27:10
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10 Do not abandon your (A)friend or (B)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
Proverbs 28:7
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7 Children who ·obey what they have been taught [protect instruction/law] are wise,
but friends of ·troublemakers [or gluttons] disgrace their parents [Deut. 28:18–21].
Proverbs 28:7
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7 He who keeps the Law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of (A)gluttons humiliates his father.
Proverbs 28:24
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24 Whoever robs father or mother
and says, “It’s not ·wrong [a crime],”
is ·just like someone who destroys things [or friends with thugs; Ex. 20:12].
Proverbs 28:24
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24 He who (A)robs his father or his mother
And says, “There is no wrong done,”
Is the (B)companion of a person who destroys.
Proverbs 29:3
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3 Those who love wisdom make their ·parents [L father] happy,
but friends of prostitutes ·waste their money [destroy riches].
Proverbs 29:3
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3 A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)involves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
Proverbs 30:17
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17 “·If you make fun of your [L An eye that ridicules one’s] father
and ·refuse to obey your [L despises the teaching of one’s] mother,
the ·birds [L ravens] of the ·valley [wadi] will peck out your eyes,
and the ·vultures [or young eagles] will eat them.
Proverbs 30:17
New American Standard Bible
17 The eye that (A)mocks a father
And [a](B)scorns a mother,
The (C)ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young (D)eagles will eat it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:17 Lit despises to obey
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