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
International Standard Version
13 A father’s ruin is a foolish son,
and a wife’s quarreling is like[a] dripping water that never stops.
14 A house and self-sufficiency are a father’s inheritance,
but from the Lord comes an insightful wife.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:13 The Heb. lacks like
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
International Standard Version
26 Whoever mistreats his father
and alienates his mother
is a son who brings both shame and disrespect.
27 My son, if you stop listening to instruction,
you will stray from the principles 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
International Standard Version
20 Whoever curses his father or mother,
his lamp will be extinguished in the deepest darkness.
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
International Standard Version
15 A child’s heart has a tendency to do wrong,
but the rod of discipline removes it far away from him.
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
International Standard Version
28 Don’t remove an ancient boundary stone
that was set up by your ancestors.
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
International Standard Version
22 Listen to the one who fathered you,
and don’t despise your mother in her old age.
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
International Standard Version
24 The father of a righteous person will greatly rejoice;
whoever fathers a wise son will be glad because of him.
25 Let your father and mother rejoice;
make the one who gave birth to you 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
International Standard Version
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who wanders away from his home.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:8 Lit. place
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
International Standard Version
10 Never abandon your friend nor your father’s friend,
and don’t go to your brother’s house in times of trouble.
A neighbor who is near is better
than a brother who lives 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
International Standard Version
7 Whoever keeps the Law is a discerning son,
but whoever keeps company with gluttons
brings shame to his father.
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
International Standard Version
24 Whoever steals from his father or mother
but claims, “It’s no sin,”
is a companion to someone who demolishes.
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
International Standard Version
3 The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
but anyone who consorts with immoral women squanders his wealth.
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
International Standard Version
17 The eye that mocks a father
and looks with a disobedient attitude at[a] a mother—
the valley ravens will pluck it out;
and vultures will eat it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:17 Lit. and despises obedience to
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