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 19:13-14
International Standard Version
13 A father’s ruin is a foolish son,
and a wife’s quarreling is like[a] dripping water that never stops.
14 A house and self-sufficiency are a father’s inheritance,
but from the Lord comes an insightful wife.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:13 The Heb. lacks like
Proverbs 19:26-27
New American Standard Bible
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 19:26-27
International Standard Version
26 Whoever mistreats his father
and alienates his mother
is a son who brings both shame and disrespect.
27 My son, if you stop listening to instruction,
you will stray from the principles of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:20
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:20
International Standard Version
20 Whoever curses his father or mother,
his lamp will be extinguished in the deepest darkness.
Proverbs 22:15
New American Standard Bible
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15
International Standard Version
15 A child’s heart has a tendency to do wrong,
but the rod of discipline removes it far away from him.
Proverbs 22:28
New American Standard Bible
28 (A)Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
Proverbs 22:28
International Standard Version
28 Don’t remove an ancient boundary stone
that was set up by your ancestors.
Proverbs 23:22
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 23:22
International Standard Version
22 Listen to the one who fathered you,
and don’t despise your mother in her old age.
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 23:24-25
International Standard Version
24 The father of a righteous person will greatly rejoice;
whoever fathers a wise son will be glad because of him.
25 Let your father and mother rejoice;
make the one who gave birth to you happy.
Proverbs 27:8
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:8 Lit place
Proverbs 27:8
International Standard Version
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who wanders away from his home.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:8 Lit. place
Proverbs 27:10
New American Standard Bible
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 27:10
International Standard Version
10 Never abandon your friend nor your father’s friend,
and don’t go to your brother’s house in times of trouble.
A neighbor who is near is better
than a brother who lives far away.
Proverbs 28:7
New American Standard Bible
7 He who keeps the Law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of (A)gluttons humiliates his father.
Proverbs 28:7
International Standard Version
7 Whoever keeps the Law is a discerning son,
but whoever keeps company with gluttons
brings shame to his father.
Proverbs 28:24
New American Standard Bible
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 28:24
International Standard Version
24 Whoever steals from his father or mother
but claims, “It’s no sin,”
is a companion to someone who demolishes.
Proverbs 29:3
New American Standard Bible
3 A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)involves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
International Standard Version
3 The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
but anyone who consorts with immoral women squanders his wealth.
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
Proverbs 30:17
International Standard Version
17 The eye that mocks a father
and looks with a disobedient attitude at[a] a mother—
the valley ravens will pluck it out;
and vultures will eat it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:17 Lit. and despises obedience to
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