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Proverbs 15:20
New King James Version
Proverbs 15:20
New King James Version
20 (A)A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
New International Version
Proverbs 15:20
New International Version
20 A wise son brings joy to his father,(A)
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
King James Version
Proverbs 15:20
King James Version
20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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Proverbs 17:21
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Proverbs 17:21
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21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:21
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Proverbs 17:21
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21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(A)
Proverbs 17:21
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Proverbs 17:21
King James Version
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A (A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(A)
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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Proverbs 19:13
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Proverbs 19:13
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13 (A)A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
(B)And the contentions of a wife are a continual [a]dripping.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:13 Irritation
Proverbs 19:13
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Proverbs 19:13
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Proverbs 19:13
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Proverbs 19:13
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13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
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Proverbs 29:15
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Proverbs 29:15
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15 The rod and rebuke give (A)wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:15
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Proverbs 29:15
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15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)
Proverbs 29:15
King James Version
Proverbs 29:15
King James Version
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
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