Proverbs 19:13-14
New Living Translation
13 A foolish child[a] is a calamity to a father;
a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.
Proverbs 19:13-14
Lexham English Bible
13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
and the quarreling of a woman[a] is a continuous dripping.
14 A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
but from Yahweh comes a woman[b] who is prudent.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:13 Or “wife”
- Proverbs 19:14 Or “wife”
Proverbs 19:26-27
New Living Translation
26 Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.
Proverbs 19:26-27
Lexham English Bible
26 He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother,
is a child who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 Cease to listen to instruction, my child,
and you will stray[a] from sayings of knowledge.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:27 Literally “in order to stray”
Proverbs 20:20
New Living Translation
20 If you insult your father or mother,
your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.
Proverbs 20:20
Lexham English Bible
20 He who curses his father and his mother,
his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 20:20 Literally “in a pupil of darkness”
Proverbs 22:15
New Living Translation
15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
Proverbs 22:15
Lexham English Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 22:15 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 22:15 Or “young man,” or “adolescent”
- Proverbs 22:15 That is, folly
Proverbs 22:28
New Living Translation
28 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
Proverbs 22:28
Lexham English Bible
28 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker
which your ancestors[a] made.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 22:28 Or “fathers”
Proverbs 23:22
New Living Translation
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:22
Lexham English Bible
22 Listen to your father—he who gave you life,[a]
and do not despise your mother when[b] she is old.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 23:22 Literally “caused you to be born”
- Proverbs 23:22 Or “for, because”
Proverbs 23:24-25
New Living Translation
24 The father of godly children has cause for joy.
What a pleasure to have children who are wise.[a]
25 So give your father and mother joy!
May she who gave you birth be happy.
Notas al pie
- 23:24 Hebrew to have a wise son.
Proverbs 23:24-25
Lexham English Bible
24 The father of the righteous will surely rejoice;
he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.
25 May your father and your mother be glad,
and may she who bore you rejoice.
Proverbs 27:8
New Living Translation
8 A person who strays from home
is like a bird that strays from its nest.
Proverbs 27:8
Lexham English Bible
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest,
so is a man who strays from his place.
Proverbs 27:10
New Living Translation
10 Never abandon a friend—
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
Proverbs 27:10
Lexham English Bible
10 As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them,
and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity.
Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
Proverbs 28:7
New Living Translation
7 Young people who obey the law are wise;
those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.[a]
Notas al pie
- 28:7 Hebrew their father.
Proverbs 28:7
Lexham English Bible
7 He who keeps instruction is a child of understanding,
but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.
Proverbs 28:24
New Living Translation
24 Anyone who steals from his father and mother
and says, “What’s wrong with that?”
is no better than a murderer.
Proverbs 28:24
Lexham English Bible
24 He who robs his father and his mother and says, “There is no crime,”
is partner to a man who corrupts.
Proverbs 29:3
New Living Translation
3 The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.
Proverbs 29:3
Lexham English Bible
3 A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad,
but the friend of prostitutes[a] will squander his wealth.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 29:3 Or “whores”
Proverbs 30:17
New Living Translation
17 The eye that mocks a father
and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
and eaten by vultures.
Proverbs 30:17
Lexham English Bible
17 The eye that mocks a father
and scorns the obedience of a mother—
the ravens of the valley will peck it out,
and the offspring of vultures will eat it.
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