Proverbs 1:8-9
Modern English Version
The Prologue: Embrace Wisdom
8 My son, hear the instruction of your father,
and do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
9 for they will be a garland of grace on your head,
and chains about your neck.
Proverbs 1:8-9
New King James Version
Shun Evil Counsel
8 (A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
9 For they will be a (B)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.
Proverbs 4:1-4
Modern English Version
Wisdom Is Supreme
4 Hear, O children, the instruction of a father,
and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good precepts;
do not forsake my teaching.
3 For I was my father’s son,
tender and the only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 He also taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart retain my words;
keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 4:1-4
New King James Version
Security in Wisdom
4 Hear, (A)my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
2 For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
3 When I was my father’s son,
(B)Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
4 (C)He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
(D)Keep my commands, and live.
Proverbs 10:1
Modern English Version
The Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 10:1
New King James Version
Wise Sayings of Solomon
10 The proverbs of (A)Solomon:
(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 11:29
Modern English Version
29 He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:29
New King James Version
29 He who troubles his own house (A)will inherit the wind,
And the fool will be (B)servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 15:20
Modern English Version
20 A wise son makes a father glad,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
New King James Version
20 (A)A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:2
Modern English Version
2 A wise servant will have rule over a son who causes shame,
and will have part of the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
New King James Version
2 A wise servant will rule over (A)a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:6
Modern English Version
6 Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
and the glory of children are their fathers.
Proverbs 17:6
New King James Version
6 (A)Children’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father.
Proverbs 17:21
Modern English Version
21 He who fathers a fool does it to his sorrow,
and the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:21
New King James Version
21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:25
Modern English Version
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father,
and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:25
New King James Version
25 A (A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 19:13
Modern English Version
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father,
and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping of water.
Proverbs 19:13
New King James Version
13 (A)A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
(B)And the contentions of a wife are a continual [a]dripping.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:13 Irritation
Proverbs 19:26
Modern English Version
26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
Proverbs 19:26
New King James Version
26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
Is (A)a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
Proverbs 20:20
Modern English Version
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother,
his lamp will be put out in obscure darkness.
Proverbs 20:20
New King James Version
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