Proverbs 1:8-9
World English Bible
8 My son, listen to your father’s instruction,
and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:
9 for they will be a garland to grace your head,
and chains around your neck.
Proverbs 1:8-9
International Standard Version
The Minor Theme
8 My son, listen to your father’s instruction,
and do not let go of your mother’s teaching.
9 They will be a graceful wreath for your head
and a chain for your neck.
Proverbs 3:1-2
World English Bible
3 My son, don’t forget my teaching;
but let your heart keep my commandments:
2 for they will add to you length of days,
years of life, and peace.
Proverbs 3:1-2
International Standard Version
The Blessings of Trusting God
3 My son, don’t forget my instruction,
and keep my commandments carefully in mind.[a]
2 For they will add length to your days, years to your life,
and abundant peace to you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:1 Lit. Let your heart keep my commandments
Proverbs 4:1-4
World English Bible
4 Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction.
Pay attention and know understanding;
2 for I give you sound learning.
Don’t forsake my law.
3 For I was a son to my father,
tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
4 He taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words.
Keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 4:1-4
International Standard Version
Diligently Pursue Wisdom
4 Listen, children,[a] to your father’s instruction,
and pay attention in order to gain understanding.
2 I give you sound teaching,
so do not abandon my instruction.[b]
3 When I was a son to my father,
not yet strong[c] and an only son to my mother,
4 he taught me and told me,
“Let your heart fully embrace what I have to say;[d]
keep my commandments and live!
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:1 Lit. sons
- Proverbs 4:2 Or law
- Proverbs 4:3 Lit. delicate
- Proverbs 4:4 Lit. embrace my words
Proverbs 10:1
World English Bible
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father;
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Proverbs 10:1
International Standard Version
Solomon’s Sayings
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son grieves his mother.
Proverbs 13:22
World English Bible
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:22
International Standard Version
22 A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.
Proverbs 15:20
World English Bible
20 A wise son makes a father glad,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
International Standard Version
20 A wise son makes a father glad,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:6
World English Bible
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men;
the glory of children are their parents.
Proverbs 17:6
International Standard Version
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the pride of children is their parents.
Proverbs 17:21
World English Bible
21 He who becomes the father of a fool grieves.
The father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:21
International Standard Version
21 The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow—
the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:25
World English Bible
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father,
and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:25
International Standard Version
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to his mother.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:25 Lit. to the one who bore him
Proverbs 19:13
World English Bible
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
Proverbs 19:13
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:13 The Heb. lacks like
Proverbs 19:18
World English Bible
18 Discipline your son, for there is hope;
don’t be a willing party to his death.
Proverbs 19:18
International Standard Version
18 Discipline your son while there is still hope—
but don’t set your heart on his destruction.
Proverbs 19:26
World English Bible
26 He who robs his father and drives away his mother
is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
Proverbs 19:26
International Standard Version
26 Whoever mistreats his father
and alienates his mother
is a son who brings both shame and disrespect.
Proverbs 20:7
World English Bible
7 A righteous man walks in integrity.
Blessed are his children after him.
Proverbs 20:7
International Standard Version
7 The righteous person lives a life of integrity;
happy are his children who follow him!
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