Proverbs 18:22
GOD’S WORD Translation
22 Whoever finds a wife finds something good
and has obtained favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:14
GOD’S WORD Translation
14 Home and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a sensible wife comes from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:18
GOD’S WORD Translation
18 Discipline your son while there is still hope.
Do not be the one responsible for his death.
Proverbs 20:7
GOD’S WORD Translation
7 A righteous person lives on the basis of his integrity.
Blessed are his children after he is gone.
Proverbs 22:6
GOD’S WORD Translation
6 Train a child in the way he should go,
and even when he is old he will not turn away from it.
Proverbs 22:15
GOD’S WORD Translation
15 Foolishness is firmly attached to a child’s heart.
Spanking will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13-14
GOD’S WORD Translation
13 Do not hesitate to discipline a child.
If you spank him, he will not die.
14 Spank him yourself,
and you will save his soul from hell.
Proverbs 27:11
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad
so that I can answer anyone who criticizes me.
Proverbs 29:3
GOD’S WORD Translation
3 A person who loves wisdom makes his father happy,
but one who pays prostitutes wastes his wealth.
Proverbs 29:15
GOD’S WORD Translation
15 A spanking and a warning produce wisdom,
but an undisciplined child disgraces his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
GOD’S WORD Translation
17 Correct your son, and he will give you peace of mind.
He will bring delight to your soul.
Proverbs 31:10-31
GOD’S WORD Translation
A Poem in Hebrew Alphabetical Order
10 “Who can find a wife with a strong character?
She is worth far more than jewels.
11 Her husband trusts her with ⌞all⌟ his heart,
and he does not lack anything good.
12 She helps him and never harms him all the days of her life.
13 “She seeks out wool and linen ⌞with care⌟
and works with willing hands.
14 She is like merchant ships.
She brings her food from far away.
15 She wakes up while it is still dark
and gives food to her family
and portions of food to her female slaves.
16 “She picks out a field and buys it.
She plants a vineyard from the profits she has earned.
17 She puts on strength like a belt
and goes to work with energy.
18 She sees that she is making a good profit.
Her lamp burns late at night.
19 “She puts her hands on the distaff,
and her fingers hold a spindle.
20 She opens her hands to oppressed people
and stretches them out to needy people.
21 She does not fear for her family when it snows
because her whole family
has a double layer of clothing.
22 She makes quilts for herself.
Her clothes are ⌞made of⌟ linen and purple cloth.
23 “Her husband is known at the city gates
when he sits with the leaders of the land.
24 “She makes linen garments and sells them
and delivers belts to the merchants.
25 She dresses with strength and nobility,
and she smiles at the future.
26 “She speaks with wisdom,
and on her tongue there is tender instruction.
27 She keeps a close eye on the conduct of her family,
and she does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children and her husband
stand up and bless her.
In addition, he sings her praises, by saying,
29 ‘Many women have done noble work,
but you have surpassed them all!’
30 “Charm is deceptive, and beauty evaporates,
⌞but⌟ a woman who has the fear of the Lord should be praised.
31 Reward her for what she has done,
and let her achievements praise her at the city gates.”
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