Proverbs 4:1
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A Father’s Wise Instruction
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Proverbs 4:1
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Love wisdom
4 Hear, children, fatherly instruction;
pay attention to gain understanding.
Proverbs 6:20
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Proverbs 6:20
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Danger of adultery
20 My son, keep your father’s command;
don’t abandon your mother’s instruction.
Proverbs 19:13
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13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:13
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13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father;
a contentious wife is like constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:14
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14 House and wealth are an (A)inheritance from fathers,
But a wife who has insight is from Yahweh.
Proverbs 19:14
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14 House and riches are an inheritance from one’s ancestors,
but an insightful wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 22:28
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28 (A)Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers made.
Proverbs 22:28
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28 Don’t remove an ancient boundary marker
that your ancestors established.
Proverbs 23:22-25
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22 (A)Listen to your father who begot you,
And (B)do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 (C)Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom and discipline and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And (D)he who begets a wise son will be glad in him.
25 Let your (E)father and your mother be glad,
And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.
Proverbs 23:22-25
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22 Listen to your father, who gave you life;
don’t despise your elderly mother.
23 Buy truth and don’t sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous will be very happy;
the one who gives life to the wise will rejoice.
25 Your father and your mother will rejoice;
she who gave you birth will be happy.
Proverbs 29:3
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3 A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)befriends harlots destroys his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
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3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
but one who spends time with prostitutes destroys riches.
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