Proverbs 19:13-14
New Living Translation
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.
Proverbs 19:13-14
Common English Bible
13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father;
a contentious wife is like constant dripping.
14 House and riches are an inheritance from one’s ancestors,
but an insightful wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:26-27
New Living Translation
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.
Proverbs 19:26-27
Common English Bible
26 Those who assault their father and drive out their mother
are disgraceful children, worthy of reproach.
27 If, my child, you stop listening to discipline,
you will wander away from words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:20
New Living Translation
20 If you insult your father or mother,
your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.
Proverbs 20:20
Common English Bible
20 Those who curse their father or mother—
their lamp will be snuffed out when it becomes dark.
Proverbs 22:15
New Living Translation
15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
Proverbs 22:15
Common English Bible
15 Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;
the rod of discipline removes it.
Proverbs 22:28
New Living Translation
28 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
Proverbs 22:28
Common English Bible
28 Don’t remove an ancient boundary marker
that your ancestors established.
Proverbs 23:22
New Living Translation
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:22
Common English Bible
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life;
don’t despise your elderly mother.
Proverbs 23:24-25
New Living Translation
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.
Footnotes
- 23:24 Hebrew to have a wise son.
Proverbs 23:24-25
Common English Bible
24 The father of the righteous will be very happy;
the one who gives life to the wise will rejoice.
25 Your father and your mother will rejoice;
she who gave you birth will be happy.
Proverbs 27:8
New Living Translation
8 A person who strays from home
is like a bird that strays from its nest.
Proverbs 27:8
Common English Bible
8 Like a bird wandering from its nest,
so is one who wanders from home.
Proverbs 27:10
New Living Translation
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.
Proverbs 27:10
Common English Bible
10 Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family;
don’t go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes.
Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
Proverbs 28:7
New Living Translation
7 Young people who obey the law are wise;
those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.[a]
Footnotes
- 28:7 Hebrew their father.
Proverbs 28:7
Common English Bible
7 Intelligent children follow Instruction,
but those who befriend gluttons shame their parents.
Proverbs 28:24
New Living Translation
24 Anyone who steals from his father and mother
and says, “What’s wrong with that?”
is no better than a murderer.
Proverbs 28:24
Common English Bible
24 Those who steal from their father and mother,
and say, “It’s not a crime,”
are friends of vandals.
Proverbs 29:3
New Living Translation
3 The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.
Proverbs 29:3
Common English Bible
3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
but one who spends time with prostitutes destroys riches.
Proverbs 30:17
New Living Translation
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.
Proverbs 30:17
Common English Bible
17 An eye that mocks a father
and rejects obedience to a mother,
may the ravens of the river valley peck it out,
and the eagle’s young eat it.
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