Proverbs 1:8-9
GOD’S WORD Translation
Listen to Wisdom
8 My son,
listen to your father’s discipline,
and do not neglect your mother’s teachings,
9 because discipline and teachings
are a graceful garland on your head
and a ⌞golden⌟ chain around your neck.
Proverbs 3:1-2
GOD’S WORD Translation
Using Wisdom
3 My son,
do not forget my teachings,
and keep my commands in mind,
2 because they will bring you
long life, good years, and peace.
Proverbs 4:1-4
GOD’S WORD Translation
Cherish Wisdom
4 Sons,
listen to ⌞your⌟ father’s discipline,
and pay attention in order to gain understanding.
2 After all, I have taught you well.
Do not abandon my teachings.
3 When I was a boy ⌞learning⌟ from my father,
when I was a tender and only child of my mother,
4 they used to teach me and say to me,
“Cling to my words wholeheartedly.
Obey my commands so that you may live.
Proverbs 10:1
GOD’S WORD Translation
10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A Wise Son Is Righteous
A wise son makes his father happy,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Proverbs 13:22
GOD’S WORD Translation
22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the wealth of sinners is stored away for a righteous person.
Proverbs 15:20
GOD’S WORD Translation
A Wise Son Brings Blessings to Others
20 A wise son makes his father happy,
but a foolish child despises its mother.
Proverbs 17:6
GOD’S WORD Translation
6 Grandchildren are the crown of grandparents,
and parents are the glory of their children.
Proverbs 17:21
GOD’S WORD Translation
21 The parent of a fool has grief,
and the father of a godless fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:25
GOD’S WORD Translation
How Fools Live
25 A foolish son is a heartache to his father
and bitter grief to his mother.
Proverbs 19:13
GOD’S WORD Translation
A Foolish Son Brings Ruin to Others
13 A foolish son ruins his father,
and a quarreling woman is like constantly dripping water.
Proverbs 19:18
GOD’S WORD Translation
18 Discipline your son while there is still hope.
Do not be the one responsible for his death.
Proverbs 19:26
GOD’S WORD Translation
Foolproof Instructions
26 A son who assaults his father ⌞and⌟ who drives away his mother
brings shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 20:7
GOD’S WORD Translation
7 A righteous person lives on the basis of his integrity.
Blessed are his children after he is gone.
Proverbs 22:6
GOD’S WORD Translation
6 Train a child in the way he should go,
and even when he is old he will not turn away from it.
Proverbs 22:15
GOD’S WORD Translation
15 Foolishness is firmly attached to a child’s heart.
Spanking will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13-14
GOD’S WORD Translation
13 Do not hesitate to discipline a child.
If you spank him, he will not die.
14 Spank him yourself,
and you will save his soul from hell.
Proverbs 29:15
GOD’S WORD Translation
15 A spanking and a warning produce wisdom,
but an undisciplined child disgraces his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
GOD’S WORD Translation
17 Correct your son, and he will give you peace of mind.
He will bring delight to your soul.
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