Proverbs 1:8-9
New American Standard Bible
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
Revised Standard Version
Warnings against Evil Companions
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and reject not your mother’s teaching;
9 for they are a fair garland for your head,
and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 6:20-23
New American Standard Bible
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
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:20 Or law
- Proverbs 6:22 Lit she
- Proverbs 6:22 Lit she
- Proverbs 6:22 Lit she
- Proverbs 6:23 Or law
Proverbs 6:20-23
Revised Standard Version
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
21 Bind them upon your heart always;
tie them about your neck.
22 When you walk, they[a] will lead you;
when you lie down, they[b] will watch over you;
and when you awake, they[c] will talk with you.
23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:22 Heb it
- Proverbs 6:22 Heb it
- Proverbs 6:22 Heb it
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
Revised Standard Version
Wise Sayings of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
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
Revised Standard Version
29 He who troubles his household will inherit wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
Proverbs 13:1
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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
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Proverbs 13:1
Revised Standard Version
13 A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 15:5
New American Standard Bible
5 A fool [a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:5 Or despises
Proverbs 15:5
Revised Standard Version
5 A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but he who heeds admonition is prudent.
Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 15:20
Revised Standard Version
20 A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:6
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Proverbs 17:6
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6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of sons is their fathers.
Proverbs 17:17
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17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
Revised Standard Version
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
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
Revised Standard Version
21 A stupid son is a grief to a father;
and the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father
and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 18:19
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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.
Proverbs 18:19
Revised Standard Version
19 A brother helped is like a strong city,[a]
but quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
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