Proverbs 4:1
World English Bible
4 Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction.
Pay attention and know understanding;
Proverbs 4:1
Christian Standard Bible
A Father’s Example
4 Listen, sons, to a father’s discipline,(A)
and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,
Proverbs 6:20
World English Bible
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment,
and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
Proverbs 6:20
Christian Standard Bible
Warning against Adultery
20 My son, keep your father’s command,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.(A)
Proverbs 19:13
World English Bible
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
Proverbs 19:13
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:14
World English Bible
14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
Proverbs 19:14
Christian Standard Bible
14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,(A)
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 22:28
World English Bible
28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone
which your fathers have set up.
Proverbs 22:28
Christian Standard Bible
28 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
that your ancestors set up.(A)
Proverbs 23:22-25
World English Bible
22 Listen to your father who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
23 Buy the truth, and don’t sell it.
Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous has great joy.
Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
25 Let your father and your mother be glad!
Let her who bore you rejoice!
Proverbs 23:22-25
Christian Standard Bible
22 Listen to your father who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when[a] she is old.(A)
23 Buy—and do not sell—truth,
wisdom, instruction, and understanding.(B)
24 The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,
and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.(C)
25 Let your father and mother have joy,(D)
and let her who gave birth to you rejoice.
Footnotes
- 23:22 Or because
Proverbs 29:3
World English Bible
3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father;
but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(A)
but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.(B)
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