13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin,(A)
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.(B)

14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,(C)
but a sensible wife is from the Lord.

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13 A foolish child[a] is a calamity to a father;
    a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
    but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.

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  1. 19:13 Hebrew son; also in 19:27.

26 The one who assaults his father and evicts his mother
is a disgraceful and shameful son.

27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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26 Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
    are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.

27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
    you will turn your back on knowledge.

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20 Whoever curses his father or mother(A)
his lamp will go out in deep darkness.(B)

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20 If you insult your father or mother,
    your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.

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15 Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;
the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.(A)

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15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
    but physical discipline will drive it far away.

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28 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
that your fathers set up.(A)

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28 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
    set up by previous generations.

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22 Listen to your father who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when[a] she is old.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 23:22 Or because

22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
    and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

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24 The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,
and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.(A)
25 Let your father and mother have joy,(B)
and let her who gave birth to you rejoice.

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24 The father of godly children has cause for joy.
    What a pleasure to have children who are wise.[a]
25 So give your father and mother joy!
    May she who gave you birth be happy.

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  1. 23:24 Hebrew to have a wise son.

A man wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.(A)

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A person who strays from home
    is like a bird that strays from its nest.

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10 Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,(A)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.(B)

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10 Never abandon a friend—
    either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
    It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.

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A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.(A)

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Young people who obey the law are wise;
    those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.[a]

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  1. 28:7 Hebrew their father.

24 The one who robs his father or mother(A)
and says, “That’s no sin,”(B)
is a companion to a man who destroys.(C)

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24 Anyone who steals from his father and mother
    and says, “What’s wrong with that?”
    is no better than a murderer.

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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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The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
    but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.

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17 As for the eye that ridicules a father(A)
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.(B)

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17 The eye that mocks a father
    and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
    and eaten by vultures.

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