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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 17:21
New King James Version
Proverbs 17:21
New King James Version
21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:25
New King James Version
Proverbs 17:25
New King James Version
25 A (A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 19:13
New King James Version
Proverbs 19:13
New King James Version
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 29:3
New King James Version
Proverbs 29:3
New King James Version
3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.
Proverbs 29:15
New King James Version
Proverbs 29:15
New King James Version
15 The rod and rebuke give (A)wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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