13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,(A)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(B)

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,(C)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(D)

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13 (A)A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
(B)And the contentions of a wife are a continual [a]dripping.

14 (C)Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
But (D)a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:13 Irritation

26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(A)
    is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(B)
    and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
Is (A)a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

27 Cease listening to instruction, my son,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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20 If someone curses their father or mother,(A)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(B)

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20 (A)Whoever curses his father or his mother,
(B)His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(A)

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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
(A)The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

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Saying 5

28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(A)
    set up by your ancestors.

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28 (A)Do not remove the ancient [a]landmark
Which your fathers have set.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:28 boundary

Saying 17

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

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22 (A)Listen to your father who begot you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.

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24 The father of a righteous child has great joy;
    a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.(A)
25 May your father and mother rejoice;
    may she who gave you birth be joyful!(B)

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24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.
25 Let your father and your mother be glad,
And let her who bore you rejoice.

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Like a bird that flees its nest(A)
    is anyone who flees from home.

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Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.

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10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
    and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster(A) strikes you—
    better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

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10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

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A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)

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Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,
But a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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24 Whoever robs their father or mother(A)
    and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is partner to one who destroys.(B)

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24 Whoever robs his father or his mother,
And says, “It is no transgression,”
The same (A)is companion to a destroyer.

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A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(A)
    but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.(B)

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Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.

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17 “The eye that mocks(A) a father,
    that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
    will be eaten by the vultures.(B)

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17 (A)The eye that mocks his father,
And scorns obedience to his mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.

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