Proverbs 1:8-9
Lexham English Bible
Lecture Against Gang Behavior
8 My child, may you keep[a] your father’s instruction,
and do not reject your mother’s teachings,
9 for they are a garland of favor for your head,
and pendants for your neck.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 1:8 Or “obey,” or “hear”
Proverbs 1:8-9
Common English Bible
Avoid evil associations
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction;
don’t neglect your mother’s teaching;
9 for they are a graceful wreath on your head,
and beads for your neck.
Proverbs 3:1-2
Lexham English Bible
Wisdom and Piety
3 My child, do not forget my instruction,
and may your heart guard my commands.
2 For length of days, years of life,
and peace they[a] shall add to you.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:2 That is, “my commands” (3:1)
Proverbs 3:1-2
Common English Bible
Trust in the Lord
3 My son, don’t forget my instruction.
Let your heart guard my commands,
2 because they will help you live a long time
and provide you with well-being.
Proverbs 4:1-4
Lexham English Bible
The Father’s Wisdom
4 Children, listen to the instruction of a father,
and be attentive in order to know insight.
2 For I have given you good instruction;
do not forsake my teaching.
3 When I was a son to my father,
tender and alone before my mother,
4 he taught me and said to me,
“May your heart hold fast to my words;
guard my commandments and live.
Proverbs 4:1-4
Common English Bible
Love wisdom
4 Hear, children, fatherly instruction;
pay attention to gain understanding.
2 I’ll teach you well.
Don’t abandon my instruction.
3 When I was a son to my father,
tender and my mother’s favorite,
4 he taught me and said to me:
“Let your heart hold on to my words:
Keep my commands and live.
Proverbs 10:1
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child makes a father glad,
but a foolish child grieves his mother.
Proverbs 10:1
Common English Bible
Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child makes a father glad,
but a foolish child brings sorrow to his mother.
Proverbs 13:22
Lexham English Bible
22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,[a]
and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 13:22 Literally “sons of sons”
Proverbs 13:22
Common English Bible
22 Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance,
but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 15:20
Lexham English Bible
20 A child of wisdom will make a father glad,
but a foolish person,[a] he despises his mother.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 15:20 Literally “foolishness of humankind”
Proverbs 15:20
Common English Bible
20 A wise child brings joy to a father,
but fools despise their mothers.
Proverbs 17:6
Lexham English Bible
6 The crown of the elderly are grandchildren,[a]
and the glory of children is their fathers.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:6 Literally “sons of sons”
Proverbs 17:6
Common English Bible
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the glory of children is their parents.
Proverbs 17:21
Lexham English Bible
21 He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him;
the father of a fool will not rejoice.
Proverbs 17:21
Common English Bible
21 Having a fool for a son brings grief;
there’s no joy for a scoundrel’s father.
Proverbs 17:25
Lexham English Bible
25 A grief to his father is the child of a fool,
and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:25
Common English Bible
25 A foolish son is irritating to his father
and bitter to her who gave birth to him.
Proverbs 19:13
Lexham English Bible
13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
and the quarreling of a woman[a] is a continuous dripping.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:13 Or “wife”
Proverbs 19:13
Common English Bible
13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father;
a contentious wife is like constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:18
Lexham English Bible
18 Discipline your child, for there is hope,
but on his destruction do not set your desire.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:18 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 19:18
Common English Bible
18 Discipline your children while there is hope,
but don’t plan to kill them.
Proverbs 19:26
Lexham English Bible
26 He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother,
is a child who causes shame and brings reproach.
Proverbs 19:26
Common English Bible
26 Those who assault their father and drive out their mother
are disgraceful children, worthy of reproach.
Proverbs 20:7
Lexham English Bible
7 He who walks in his integrity is righteous;
happy are his children who follow him.
Proverbs 20:7
Common English Bible
7 The righteous live with integrity;
happy are their children who come after them.
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