Proverbs 8:15-16
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; other Hebrew manuscripts all righteous rulers
Proverbs 17:19-26
New International Version
19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(A)
24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes(F) wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(G)
26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(H)
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
Proverbs 19:25-29
New International Version
25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning,(A) and they will gain knowledge.(B)
26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(C)
is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(D)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.(E)
29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(F)
Proverbs 20:7-11
New International Version
10 Differing weights and differing measures—
the Lord detests them both.(G)
11 Even small children are known by their actions,
so is their conduct really pure(H) and upright?
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