Avoid the Path of the Violent

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching,(A)
for they will be a garland(B) of grace on your head
and a gold chain around your neck.(C)

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Lecture Against Gang Behavior

My child, may you keep[a] your father’s instruction,
    and do not reject your mother’s teachings,
for they are a garland of favor for your head,
    and pendants for your neck.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 1:8 Or “obey,” or “hear”

Warning against Adultery

20 My son, keep your father’s command,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.(A)
21 Always bind them to your heart;
tie them around your neck.(B)
22 When you walk here and there, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up, they will talk to you.
23 For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,(C)
and corrective discipline is the way to life.(D)

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Commandment and Instruction as Guardians

20 My child, keep the commandment of your father,
    and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.
21 Bind them on your heart continually;
    tie them upon your neck.
22 When you walk,[a] she[b] will lead you,
    When you lie down,[c] she will watch over you,
    and when you awake, she will converse with you.
23 For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light,
    and the way of life[d] is the reproof of discipline,

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 6:22 Literally “In your walking”
  2. Proverbs 6:22 That is, “commandment” and “instruction”
  3. Proverbs 6:22 Literally “In your lying down”
  4. Proverbs 6:23 Hebrew “lives”

A Collection of Solomon’s Proverbs

10 Solomon’s proverbs:(A)

A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.(B)

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Proverbs of Solomon

10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child makes a father glad,
    but a foolish child grieves his mother.

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29 The one who brings ruin on his household(A)
will inherit the wind,(B)
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.

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29 He who brings trouble to his household, he will inherit wind,[a]
    and a fool will serve the wise of heart.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 11:29 Or “breath, spirit”

13 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.

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13 A wise child hears the discipline of a father,
    but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.

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A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but a person who accepts correction is sensible.(A)

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A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
    but he who guards reproof is prudent.

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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.(A)

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20 A child of wisdom will make a father glad,
    but a foolish person,[a] he despises his mother.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 15:20 Literally “foolishness of humankind”

Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of sons is their fathers.

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The crown of the elderly are grandchildren,[a]
    and the glory of children is their fathers.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 17:6 Literally “sons of sons”

17 A friend loves at all times,(A)
and a brother is born for a difficult time.

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17 The friend loves at all times[a],
    but a brother is born for adversity.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”

21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.(A)

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21 He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him;
    the father of a fool will not rejoice.

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25 A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.(A)

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25 A grief to his father is the child of a fool,
    and bitterness to her who bore him.

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19 An offended brother is harder to reach[a]
than a fortified city,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 18:19 LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read is stronger

19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,
    and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.

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