Proverbs 1:8-9
New Century Version
Warnings Against Evil
8 My child, listen to your father’s teaching
and do not forget your mother’s advice.
9 Their teaching will be like flowers in your hair
or a necklace around your neck.
Proverbs 6:20-23
New Century Version
Warning About Adultery
20 My son, keep your father’s commands,
and don’t forget your mother’s teaching.
21 Keep their words in mind forever
as though you had them tied around your neck.
22 They will guide you when you walk.
They will guard you when you sleep.
They will speak to you when you are awake.
23 These commands are like a lamp;
this teaching is like a light.
And the correction that comes from them
will help you have life.
Proverbs 10:1
New Century Version
The Wise Words of Solomon
10 These are the wise words of Solomon:
Wise children make their father happy,
but foolish children make their mother sad.
Proverbs 11:29
New Century Version
29 Whoever brings trouble to his family
will be left with nothing but the wind.
A fool will be a servant to the wise.
Proverbs 13:1
New Century Version
13 Wise children take their parents’ advice,
but whoever makes fun of wisdom won’t listen to correction.
Proverbs 15:5
New Century Version
5 Fools reject their parents’ correction,
but anyone who accepts correction is wise.
Proverbs 15:20
New Century Version
20 Wise children make their father happy,
but foolish children disrespect their mother.
Proverbs 17:6
New Century Version
6 Old people are proud of their grandchildren,
and children are proud of their parents.
Proverbs 17:17
New Century Version
17 A friend loves you all the time,
and a brother helps in time of trouble.
Proverbs 17:21
New Century Version
21 It is sad to have a foolish child;
there is no joy in being the parent of a fool.
Proverbs 17:25
New Century Version
25 Foolish children make their father sad
and cause their mother great sorrow.
Proverbs 18:19
New Century Version
19 A brother who has been insulted is harder to win back than a walled city,
and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.
Proverbs 19:13-14
New Century Version
13 A foolish child brings disaster to a father,
and a quarreling wife is like dripping water.
14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a wise wife is a gift from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:26-27
New Century Version
26 A child who robs his father and sends away his mother
brings shame and disgrace on himself.
27 Don’t stop listening to correction, my child,
or you will forget what you have already learned.
Proverbs 20:20
New Century Version
20 Those who curse their father or mother
will be like a light going out in darkness.
Proverbs 22:15
New Century Version
15 Every child is full of foolishness,
but punishment can get rid of it.
Proverbs 22:28
New Century Version
28 Don’t move an old stone that marks a border,
because those stones were set up by your ancestors.
Proverbs 23:22
New Century Version
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and do not forget your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:24-25
New Century Version
24 The father of a good child is very happy;
parents who have wise children are glad because of them.
25 Make your father and mother happy;
give your mother a reason to be glad.
Proverbs 27:8
New Century Version
8 A person who leaves his home
is like a bird that leaves its nest.
Proverbs 27:10
New Century Version
10 Don’t forget your friend or your parent’s friend.
Don’t always go to your family for help when trouble comes.
A neighbor close by is better than a family far away.
Proverbs 28:7
New Century Version
7 Children who obey what they have been taught are wise,
but friends of troublemakers disgrace their parents.
Proverbs 28:24
New Century Version
24 Whoever robs father or mother
and says, “It’s not wrong,”
is just like someone who destroys things.
Proverbs 29:3
New Century Version
3 Those who love wisdom make their parents happy,
but friends of prostitutes waste their money.
Proverbs 30:17
New Century Version
17 “If you make fun of your father
and refuse to obey your mother,
the birds of the valley will peck out your eyes,
and the vultures will eat them.
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