22 (A)Listen to your father who begot you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.

23 (B)Buy the truth, and do not sell it,
Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

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22 Listen to your father who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when[a] she is old.(A)
23 Buy—and do not sell—truth,
wisdom, instruction, and understanding.(B)

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Notas al pie

  1. 23:22 Or because

13 My son, (A)eat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
14 (B)So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a [a]prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off.

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  1. Proverbs 24:14 Lit. latter end

13 Eat honey,(A) my son, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;(B)
14 realize that wisdom is the same for you.(C)
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.(D)

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(A)Evil men do not understand justice,
But (B)those who seek the Lord understand all.

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The evil do not understand justice,(A)
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.(B)

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15 The rod and rebuke give (A)wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

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15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom,(A)
but a youth left to himself[a]
is a disgrace to his mother.(B)

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Notas al pie

  1. 29:15 Lit youth sent away