Proverbs 19:13-14
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13 A stupid child is ruin to a father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.(A)
14 House and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(B)
Proverbs 19:13-14
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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
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26 Those who do violence to their father and chase away their mother
are children who cause shame and bring reproach.
27 My child, stop ignoring instruction,
straying[a] from words of knowledge.
Footnotes
- 19.27 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 19:26-27
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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
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20 If you curse father or mother,
your lamp will go out in utter darkness.(A)
Proverbs 20:20
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20 If one curses his father or his mother,
his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
Proverbs 22:15
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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far away.(A)
Proverbs 22:15
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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 22:28
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28 Do not remove the ancient landmark
that your ancestors set up.(A)
Proverbs 22:28
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28 Remove not the ancient landmark
which your fathers have set.
Proverbs 23:22
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22 Listen to your father who begot you,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.(A)
Proverbs 23:22
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22 Hearken to your father who begot you,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:24-25
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24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.(A)
25 Let your father and mother be glad;
let her who bore you rejoice.
Proverbs 23:24-25
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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
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8 Like a bird that strays from its nest
is one who strays from home.
Proverbs 27:8
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8 Like a bird that strays from its nest,
is a man who strays from his home.
Proverbs 27:10
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10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent;
do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is nearby
than kindred who are far away.(A)
Proverbs 27:10
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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
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7 Those who keep the law are wise children,
but companions of gluttons shame their parents.(A)
Proverbs 28:7
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7 He who keeps the law is a wise son,
but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 28:24
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24 Anyone who robs father or mother
and says, “That is no crime,”
is partner to a thug.(A)
Proverbs 28:24
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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
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3 A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad,
but a companion of prostitutes destroys wealth.(A)
Proverbs 29:3
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3 He who loves wisdom makes his father glad,
but one who keeps company with harlots squanders his substance.
Proverbs 30:17
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17 The eye that mocks a father
and scorns to obey a mother
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.(A)
Proverbs 30:17
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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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