13 (A)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and (B)a wife's quarreling is (C)a continual dripping of rain.
14 (D)House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
    but a prudent wife is (E)from the Lord.

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13 A father’s ruin is a foolish son,
    and a wife’s quarreling is like[a] dripping water that never stops.
14 A house and self-sufficiency are a father’s inheritance,
    but from the Lord comes an insightful wife.

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  1. Proverbs 19:13 The Heb. lacks like

26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
    is (A)a son who brings shame and reproach.
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
    (B)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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26 Whoever mistreats his father
    and alienates his mother
        is a son who brings both shame and disrespect.

27 My son, if you stop listening to instruction,
    you will stray from the principles of knowledge.

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20 (A)If one curses his father or his mother,
    (B)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

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20 Whoever curses his father or mother,
    his lamp will be extinguished in the deepest darkness.

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but (A)the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

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15 A child’s heart has a tendency to do wrong,
    but the rod of discipline removes it far away from him.

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28 Do not move the ancient (A)landmark
    that your fathers have set.

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28 Don’t remove an ancient boundary stone
    that was set up by your ancestors.

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22 (A)Listen to your father who gave you life,
    (B)and do not despise your mother when she is old.

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22 Listen to the one who fathered you,
    and don’t despise your mother in her old age.

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24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
    he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
25 (B)Let your father and mother be glad;
    let (C)her who bore you rejoice.

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24 The father of a righteous person will greatly rejoice;
    whoever fathers a wise son will be glad because of him.
25 Let your father and mother rejoice;
    make the one who gave birth to you happy.

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Like (A)a bird that strays from its nest
    is a man who strays from his home.

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Like a bird that strays from its nest
    is a man who wanders away from his home.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:8 Lit. place

10 Do not forsake your friend and (A)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(B)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.

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10 Never abandon your friend nor your father’s friend,
    and don’t go to your brother’s house in times of trouble.
A neighbor who is near is better
    than a brother who lives far away.

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The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
    but (A)a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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Whoever keeps the Law is a discerning son,
    but whoever keeps company with gluttons
        brings shame to his father.

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24 Whoever robs his father or his mother
    and says, “That is no transgression,”
    is (A)a companion to a man who destroys.

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24 Whoever steals from his father or mother
    but claims, “It’s no sin,”
        is a companion to someone who demolishes.

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He who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
    but (B)a companion of prostitutes (C)squanders his wealth.

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The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
    but anyone who consorts with immoral women squanders his wealth.

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17 The eye that (A)mocks a father
    and (B)scorns to obey a mother
will (C)be picked out by (D)the ravens of the valley
    and eaten by the vultures.

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17 The eye that mocks a father
    and looks with a disobedient attitude at[a] a mother—
the valley ravens will pluck it out;
    and vultures will eat it.

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  1. Proverbs 30:17 Lit. and despises obedience to