Proverbs 19:13-14
New American Standard Bible
13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.
14 House and wealth are an (C)inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13-14
Revised Standard Version
13 A foolish son is ruin to his father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
14 House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:26-27
New American Standard Bible
26 He (A)who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
27 Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:26-27
Revised Standard Version
26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction
only to stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:20
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:20
Revised Standard Version
20 If one curses his father or his mother,
his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
Proverbs 22:15
New American Standard Bible
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15
Revised Standard Version
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 22:28
New American Standard Bible
28 (A)Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
Proverbs 22:28
Revised Standard Version
28 Remove not the ancient landmark
which your fathers have set.
Proverbs 23:22
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 23:22
Revised Standard Version
22 Hearken to your father who begot you,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:24-25
New American Standard Bible
24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And (A)he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
25 Let your (B)father and your mother be glad,
And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.
Proverbs 23:24-25
Revised Standard Version
24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who begets a wise son will be glad in him.
25 Let your father and mother be glad,
let her who bore you rejoice.
Proverbs 27:8
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:8 Lit place
Proverbs 27:8
Revised Standard Version
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest,
is a man who strays from his home.
Proverbs 27:10
New American Standard Bible
10 Do not abandon your (A)friend or (B)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
Proverbs 27:10
Revised Standard Version
10 Your friend, and your father’s friend, do not forsake;
and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
Proverbs 28:7
New American Standard Bible
7 He who keeps the Law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of (A)gluttons humiliates his father.
Proverbs 28:7
Revised Standard Version
7 He who keeps the law is a wise son,
but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 28:24
New American Standard Bible
24 He who (A)robs his father or his mother
And says, “There is no wrong done,”
Is the (B)companion of a person who destroys.
Proverbs 28:24
Revised Standard Version
24 He who robs his father or his mother
and says, “That is no transgression,”
is the companion of a man who destroys.
Proverbs 29:3
New American Standard Bible
3 A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)involves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
Revised Standard Version
3 He who loves wisdom makes his father glad,
but one who keeps company with harlots squanders his substance.
Proverbs 30:17
New American Standard Bible
17 The eye that (A)mocks a father
And [a](B)scorns a mother,
The (C)ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young (D)eagles will eat it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:17 Lit despises to obey
Proverbs 30:17
Revised Standard Version
17 The eye that mocks a father
and scorns to obey a mother
will be picked out by the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.
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