Proverbs 19:13-14
World English Bible
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
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
World English Bible
26 He who robs his father and drives away his mother
is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son,
you will stray from the words of 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
World English Bible
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother,
his lamp shall be put out in blackness of 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
World English Bible
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child:
the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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
World English Bible
28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone
which your fathers have set up.
Proverbs 22:28
International Standard Version
28 Don’t remove an ancient boundary stone
that was set up by your ancestors.
Proverbs 23:22
World English Bible
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
World English Bible
24 The father of the righteous has great joy.
Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
25 Let your father and your mother be glad!
Let her who bore you rejoice!
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
World English Bible
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his home.
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
World English Bible
10 Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
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
World English Bible
7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son;
but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his 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
World English Bible
24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,”
is a partner with a destroyer.
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
World English Bible
3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father;
but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
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
World English Bible
17 “The eye that mocks at his father,
and scorns obedience to his mother:
the ravens of the valley shall pick it out,
the young eagles shall eat it.
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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