Proverbs 1:8-9
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Warnings Against Evil
8 My child, listen to your father’s teaching.
And do not forget your mother’s advice.
9 Their teaching will beautify your life.
It will be like flowers in your hair or a chain around your neck.
Proverbs 6:20-23
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Warning About Adultery
20 My son, keep your father’s commands.
Don’t forget your mother’s teaching.
21 Remember their words forever.
Let it be as if they were tied around your neck.
22 They will guide you when you walk.
They will guard you while you sleep.
They will speak to you when you are awake.
23 Their commands are like a lamp.
Their teaching is like a light.
And the correction that comes from them
helps you have life.
Proverbs 10:1
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The Proverbs of Solomon
10 These are the wise words of Solomon:
A wise son makes his father happy.
But a foolish son makes his mother sad.
Proverbs 11:29
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29 Whoever brings trouble to his family will be left with nothing but the wind.
And a foolish person will become a servant to the wise.
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son takes his father’s advice.
But a person who makes fun of wisdom won’t listen to correction.
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A foolish person rejects his father’s correction.
But anyone who accepts correction is wise.
Proverbs 15:20
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20 A wise son makes his father happy.
But a foolish person hates his mother.
Proverbs 17:6
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6 Grandchildren are the reward of old people.
And children are proud of their parents.
Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves you all the time.
A brother is always there to help you.
Proverbs 17:21
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21 It is sad to have a foolish son.
There is no joy in being the father of a fool.
Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son makes his father sad.
And he causes his mother great sorrow.
Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother who has been insulted is harder to win back than a walled city.
And arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.
Proverbs 19:13-14
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13 A foolish son will ruin his father.
And a quarreling wife is as bothersome as dripping water.
14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents.
But a wise wife is a gift from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:26-27
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26 A son who robs his father and sends away his mother
brings shame and disgrace on himself.
27 Don’t stop listening to correction, my child.
If you do, you will not obey what you have already learned.
Proverbs 20:20
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20 Whoever curses his father or mother
will die like a light going out in darkness.
Proverbs 22:15
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15 Every child is full of foolishness.
But punishment can get rid of it.
Proverbs 22:28
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28 Don’t move an old stone that shows where a person’s land is.
These stones were set up by your ancestors.
Proverbs 23:22
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22 Listen to your father, who gave you life.
And do not forget your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:24-25
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24 The father of a good child is very happy.
The person who has a wise son is glad because of him.
25 Make your father and mother happy.
Give your mother a reason to be glad.
Proverbs 27:8
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8 A man who leaves his home
is like a bird that leaves its nest.
Proverbs 27:10
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10 Don’t forget your friend or your father’s friend.
Don’t always go to your brother for help when trouble comes.
A neighbor close by is better than a brother far away.
Proverbs 28:7
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7 The son who obeys what he has been taught
shows he is wise.
But the son who makes friends with those who have no self-control
disgraces his father.
Proverbs 28:24
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24 Some people rob their fathers or mothers
and say, “It’s not wrong.”
Such people are just like those who destroy things.
Proverbs 29:3
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3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father happy.
But the one who makes friends with prostitutes wastes his money.
Proverbs 30:17
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17 “Don’t make fun of your father.
Don’t refuse to obey your mother.
If you do, your eye will be pecked out by the birds of the valley.
You will be eaten by hawks.
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