Proverbs 18:22
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22 The one who finds a wife finds what is good.
He receives favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:14
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14 You will receive houses and wealth from your parents.
But a wise wife is given by the Lord.
Proverbs 19:18
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18 Train your children, because then there is hope.
Don’t do anything to bring about their deaths.
Proverbs 20:7
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7 Those who do what is right live without blame.
Blessed are their children after them.
Proverbs 22:6
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6 Start children off on the right path.
And even when they are old, they will not turn away from it.
Proverbs 22:15
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15 Children are going to do foolish things.
But correcting them will drive that foolishness far away.
Proverbs 23:13-14
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Saying 13
13 Don’t hold back correction from a child.
If you correct them, they won’t die.
14 So correct them.
Then you will save them from death.
Proverbs 27:11
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11 My son, be wise and bring joy to my heart.
Then I can answer anyone who makes fun of me.
Proverbs 29:3
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3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad.
But a man who spends time with prostitutes wastes his father’s wealth.
Proverbs 29:15
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15 If a child is corrected, they become wise.
But a child who is not corrected brings shame to their mother.
Proverbs 29:17
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17 If you correct your children, they will give you peace.
They will bring you the delights you desire.
Proverbs 31:10-31
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The Excellent Woman
10 Who can find an excellent woman?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband trusts her completely.
She gives him all the important things he needs.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She chooses wool and flax.
She loves to work with her hands.
14 She is like the ships of traders.
She brings her food from far away.
15 She gets up while it is still night.
She provides food for her family.
She also gives some to her female servants.
16 She considers a field and buys it.
She uses some of the money she earns to plant a vineyard.
17 She gets ready to work hard.
Her arms are strong.
18 She sees that her trading earns a lot of money.
Her lamp doesn’t go out at night.
19 With one hand she holds the wool.
With the other she spins the thread.
20 She opens her arms to those who are poor.
She reaches out her hands to those who are needy.
21 When it snows, she’s not afraid for her family.
All of them are dressed in the finest clothes.
22 She makes her own bed coverings.
She is dressed in fine linen and purple clothes.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate.
There he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen clothes and sells them.
She supplies belts to the traders.
25 She puts on strength and honor as if they were her clothes.
She can laugh at the days that are coming.
26 She speaks wisely.
She teaches faithfully.
27 She watches over family matters.
She is busy all the time.
28 Her children stand up and call her blessed.
Her husband also rises up, and he praises her.
29 He says, “Many women do excellent things.
But you are better than all the others.”
30 Charm can fool you. Beauty fades.
But a woman who has respect for the Lord should be praised.
31 Give her honor for all that her hands have done.
Let everything she has done bring praise to her at the city gate.
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