Proverbs 1:8-9
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The Enticement of Sinners
8 (A)Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
And (B)do not ignore your mother’s teaching;
9 For they are a (C)graceful wreath for your head
And (D)necklaces for your neck.
Proverbs 1:8-9
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The Enticement of Sinners
8 (A)Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And (B)do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
9 Indeed, they are a (C)graceful wreath to your head
And [a](D)ornaments about your neck.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:9 Lit necklaces
Proverbs 4:1-4
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A Father’s Instruction
4 Listen, my sons, to the (A)instruction of a father,
And (B)pay attention so that you may [a]gain understanding,
2 For I give you good (C)teaching;
(D)Do not abandon my [b]instruction.
3 When I was a son to my father,
(E)Tender and (F)the only son in the sight of my mother,
4 He (G)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart (H)take hold of my words;
(I)Keep my commandments and live;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:1 Lit know
- Proverbs 4:2 Or law
Proverbs 4:1-4
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A Father’s Instruction
4 Hear, O sons, the (A)instruction of a father,
And (B)give attention that you may [a]gain understanding,
2 For I give you [b]sound (C)teaching;
(D)Do not abandon my [c]instruction.
3 When I was a son to my father,
(E)Tender and (F)the only son in the sight of my mother,
4 Then he (G)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart (H)hold fast my words;
(I)Keep my commandments and live;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:1 Lit know
- Proverbs 4:2 Lit good
- Proverbs 4:2 Or law
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 11:29
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29 One who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 He who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 17:2
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2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:6
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Proverbs 17:6
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Proverbs 17:21
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21 He who (A)fathers a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:21
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21 He who (A)sires a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 19:13
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13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:13
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13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:26
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26 He (A)who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
Proverbs 19:26
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26 He (A)who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
Proverbs 20:20
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Proverbs 20:20
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:20 Lit pupil (of eye)
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