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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  1. Proverbs 19:13 Irritation

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father:
    and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers:
    and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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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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26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother,
    is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction
    that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

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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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20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother,
    his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

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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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15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child;
    but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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

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  1. Proverbs 22:28 boundary

28 Remove not the ancient landmark,
which thy fathers have set.

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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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22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee,
and despise not thy mother when she is old.

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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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24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice:
and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad,
and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

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

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As a bird that wandereth from her nest,
so is a man that wandereth from his place.

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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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10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not;
neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:
for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

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

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Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son:
but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

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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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24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother,
and saith, It is no transgression;
the same is the companion of a destroyer.

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

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Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father:
but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

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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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17 The eye that mocketh at his father,
and despiseth to obey his mother,
the ravens of the valley shall pick it out,
and the young eagles shall eat it.

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