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The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
10:5
He who gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
11:29
Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
13:1
A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
13:24
Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
14:26
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.
15:5
A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
15:20
A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
17:2
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
17:6
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their fathers.
17:21
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
and the father of a fool has no joy.
17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father
and bitterness to her who bore him.
19:13
A foolish son is ruin to his father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
19:18
Discipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart on putting him to death.
19:26
He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
is a son who brings shame and reproach.
19:27
Cease to hear instruction, my son,
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
20:7
The righteous who walks in his integrity—
blessed are his children after him!
20:11
Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
20:20
If one curses his father or his mother,
his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
20:29
The glory of young men is their strength,
but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
22:28
Do not move the ancient landmark
that your fathers have set.
23:13-14
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
If you strike him with the rod,
you will save his soul from Sheol.
23:15-16
My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad.
My inmost being will exult
when your lips speak what is right.
23:22
Listen to your father who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23:24-25
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
Let your father and mother be glad;
let her who bore you rejoice.
27:8
Like a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.
27:11
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
that I may answer him who reproaches me.
28:7
The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
28:24
Whoever robs his father or his mother
and says, “That is no transgression,”
is a companion to a man who destroys.
29:3
He who loves wisdom makes his father glad,
but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will give delight to your heart.
29:21
Whoever pampers his servant from childhood
will in the end find him his heir.