The Enticement of Sinners

(A)Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And (B)do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
Indeed, they are a (C)graceful wreath to your head
And [a](D)ornaments about your neck.

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  1. Proverbs 1:9 Lit necklaces

The Enticement of Sinners

(A)Hear, my son, your father’s discipline
And (B)do not abandon your mother’s [a]instruction;
For they are a (C)garland of grace for your head
And [b](D)ornaments about your neck.

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  1. Proverbs 1:8 Or law
  2. Proverbs 1:9 Lit necklaces

The Enticement of Sinners

(A)Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
And (B)do not ignore your mother’s teaching;
For they are a (C)graceful wreath for your head
And (D)necklaces for your neck.

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A Father’s Instruction

Hear, O sons, the (A)instruction of a father,
And (B)give attention that you may [a]gain understanding,
For I give you [b]sound (C)teaching;
(D)Do not abandon my [c]instruction.
When I was a son to my father,
(E)Tender and (F)the only son in the sight of my mother,
Then he (G)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart (H)hold fast my words;
(I)Keep my commandments and live;

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  1. Proverbs 4:1 Lit know
  2. Proverbs 4:2 Lit good
  3. Proverbs 4:2 Or law

A Father’s Wise Instruction

Hear, O sons, the (A)discipline of a father,
And (B)pay attention that you may know understanding,
For I give you [a]sound (C)learning;
(D)Do not forsake my [b]instruction.
When I was a son to my father,
(E)Tender and (F)the only son before my mother,
Then he (G)instructed me and said to me,
“Let your heart (H)hold fast my words;
(I)Keep my commandments and live;

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  1. Proverbs 4:2 Lit good
  2. Proverbs 4:2 Or law

A Father’s Instruction

Listen, my sons, to the (A)instruction of a father,
And (B)pay attention so that you may [a]gain understanding,
For I give you good (C)teaching;
(D)Do not abandon my [b]instruction.
When I was a son to my father,
(E)Tender and (F)the only son in the sight of my mother,
He (G)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart (H)take hold of my words;
(I)Keep my commandments and live;

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  1. Proverbs 4:1 Lit know
  2. Proverbs 4:2 Or law

Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

10 The (A)proverbs of Solomon.

(B)A wise son makes a father glad,
But (C)a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

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Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

10 The (A)proverbs of Solomon.

(B)A wise son makes a father glad,
But (C)a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

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Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

10 The (A)proverbs of Solomon.

(B)A wise son makes a father glad,
But (C)a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

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20 A (A)wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man (B)despises his mother.

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20 A (A)wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man (B)despises his mother.

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20 A (A)wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man (B)despises his mother.

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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.

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21 He who (A)begets a fool does so to his grief,
And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.

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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.

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25 A (A)foolish son is a grief to his father
And (B)bitterness to her who bore him.

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25 A (A)foolish son is a vexation to his father
And (B)bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

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25 A (A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And (B)bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

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26 He (A)who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.

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26 He (A)who assaults his father and causes his mother to flee
Is a son who brings shame and humiliation.

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26 He (A)who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.

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20 He who (A)curses his father or his mother,
His (B)lamp will go out in [a]time of darkness.

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  1. Proverbs 20:20 Lit pupil (of eye)

20 He who (A)curses his father or his mother,
His (B)lamp will go out in the [a]midst of darkness.

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  1. Proverbs 20:20 Lit pupil (of the eye)

20 He who (A)curses his father or his mother,
His (B)lamp will go out in time of darkness.

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11 There is a [a]kind of man who (A)curses his father
And does not bless his mother.
12 There is a [b]kind who is (B)pure in his own eyes,
Yet is not washed from his filthiness.

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  1. Proverbs 30:11 Or generation
  2. Proverbs 30:12 Or generation

11 There is a generation that (A)curses its father
And does not bless its mother.
12 There is a generation that is (B)clean in its own eyes,
Yet is not washed from its filthiness.

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11 There is a [a]kind of person who (A)curses his father
And does not bless his mother.
12 There is a [b]kind who is (B)pure in his own eyes,
Yet is not washed from his filthiness.

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  1. Proverbs 30:11 Or generation
  2. Proverbs 30:12 Or generation