Proverbs 19:13-14
Lexham English Bible
13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
and the quarreling of a woman[a] is a continuous dripping.
14 A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
but from Yahweh comes a woman[b] who is prudent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:13 Or “wife”
- Proverbs 19:14 Or “wife”
Proverbs 19:13-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,(C)
but a sensible wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:26-27
Lexham English Bible
26 He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother,
is a child who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 Cease to listen to instruction, my child,
and you will stray[a] from sayings of knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:27 Literally “in order to stray”
Proverbs 19:26-27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.
Proverbs 20:20
Lexham English Bible
20 He who curses his father and his mother,
his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:20 Literally “in a pupil of darkness”
Proverbs 20:20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 22:15
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:15 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 22:15 Or “young man,” or “adolescent”
- Proverbs 22:15 That is, folly
Proverbs 22:15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;
the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.(A)
Proverbs 22:28
Lexham English Bible
28 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker
which your ancestors[a] made.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:28 Or “fathers”
Proverbs 22:28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
28 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
that your fathers set up.(A)
Proverbs 23:22
Lexham English Bible
22 Listen to your father—he who gave you life,[a]
and do not despise your mother when[b] she is old.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:22 Literally “caused you to be born”
- Proverbs 23:22 Or “for, because”
Proverbs 23:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:22 Or because
Proverbs 23:24-25
Lexham English Bible
24 The father of the righteous will surely rejoice;
he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.
25 May your father and your mother be glad,
and may she who bore you rejoice.
Proverbs 23:24-25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.
Proverbs 27:8
Lexham English Bible
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest,
so is a man who strays from his place.
Proverbs 27:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 A man wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.(A)
Proverbs 27:10
Lexham English Bible
10 As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them,
and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity.
Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
Proverbs 27:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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)
Proverbs 28:7
Lexham English Bible
7 He who keeps instruction is a child of understanding,
but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.
Proverbs 28:7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.(A)
Proverbs 28:24
Lexham English Bible
24 He who robs his father and his mother and says, “There is no crime,”
is partner to a man who corrupts.
Proverbs 28:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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)
Proverbs 29:3
Lexham English Bible
3 A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad,
but the friend of prostitutes[a] will squander his wealth.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:3 Or “whores”
Proverbs 29:3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(A)
but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.(B)
Proverbs 30:17
Lexham English Bible
17 The eye that mocks a father
and scorns the obedience of a mother—
the ravens of the valley will peck it out,
and the offspring of vultures will eat it.
Proverbs 30:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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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