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22 Listen to your father, who ·gave you life [begot you],
    and do not ·forget [despise] your mother when she is old.
23 ·Learn [L Buy; Acquire] the truth and never ·reject [L sell] it.
    ·Get [Buy; Acquire] wisdom, ·self-control [instruction; discipline], and understanding.

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22 (A)Listen to your father, who fathered you,
And (B)do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 (C)Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

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13 My ·child [L son], eat honey because it is good.
    Honey from the honeycomb ·tastes sweet [L is sweet on your palate].
14 In the same way, wisdom is pleasing to ·you [your soul].
    If you find it, you have ·hope for the [L a] future,
and your ·wishes [hope] will ·come true [L not be cut off].

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13 My son, eat (A)honey, for it is good;
Yes, the (B)honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
14 Know that (C)wisdom is the same for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a [a](D)future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:14 Lit latter end

Evil people do not understand justice,
but those who ·follow [seek] the Lord understand ·it completely [or everything].

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Evil people (A)do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord (B)understand everything.

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15 Correction and ·punishment [L the rod] make children wise,
but those ·left alone [unsupervised] will disgrace their mother.

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15 The (A)rod and a rebuke give wisdom,
But a child [a]who gets his own way (B)brings shame to his mother.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:15 Lit left to himself