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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Avoid evil associations

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction;
    don’t neglect your mother’s teaching;
        for they are a graceful wreath on your head,
        and beads for your neck.

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20 (A)My son, comply with the commandment of your father,
And do not ignore the [a]teaching of your mother;
21 (B)Bind them continually on your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22 When you (C)walk, [b]they will guide you;
When you sleep, [c]they will watch over you;
And when you awake, [d]they will talk to you.
23 For (D)the commandment is a lamp and the [e]teaching is light;
And rebukes for discipline are the way of life

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:20 Or law
  2. Proverbs 6:22 Lit she
  3. Proverbs 6:22 Lit she
  4. Proverbs 6:22 Lit she
  5. Proverbs 6:23 Or law

Danger of adultery

20 My son, keep your father’s command;
    don’t abandon your mother’s instruction.
21 Bind them on your heart for all time;
    fasten them around your neck.
22 When you walk around, they will lead you;
    when you lie down, they will protect you;
    when you awake, they will occupy your attention.
23 The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light;
    corrective teaching is the path of life.

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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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Proverbs of Solomon

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

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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.

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29 Those who trouble their family will inherit the wind.
    The fool will be servant to the wise.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

13 A (A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a (B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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13 A wise son listens to[a] the discipline of his father,
    but a mocker doesn’t listen to correction.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:1 Heb lacks listens to.

A fool [a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:5 Or despises

A fool doesn’t like a father’s instruction,
    but those who heed correction are mature.

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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 wise child brings joy to a father,
    but fools despise their mothers.

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(A)Grandchildren are the crown of the old,
And the (B)glory of sons is their fathers.

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Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
    and the glory of children is their parents.

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17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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17 Friends love all the time,
    and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble.

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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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21 Having a fool for a son brings grief;
    there’s no joy for a scoundrel’s father.

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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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25 A foolish son is irritating to his father
    and bitter to her who gave birth to him.

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19 A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.

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19 An offended ally is more formidable than a city;
    such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

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