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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 1:8-9; Proverbs 6:20-23; Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 15:5; Proverbs 15:20; Proverbs 17:6; Proverbs 17:17; Proverbs 17:21; Proverbs 17:25; Proverbs 18:19; Proverbs 19:13-14; Proverbs 19:26-27; Proverbs 20:20; Proverbs 22:15; Proverbs 22:28; Proverbs 23:22; Proverbs 23:24-25; Proverbs 27:8; Proverbs 27:10; Proverbs 28:7; Proverbs 28:24; Proverbs 29:3; Proverbs 30:17
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31 verses • Page 1 of 2
Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 1:8
- Variant Count: 6 (28%)
class="proverbs-major">Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
Proverbs 1:9
- Variant Count: 2 (12%)
They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 6:20
- Variant Count: 2 (14%)
My son, keep your father's command and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.
Proverbs 6:21
- Variant Count: 3 (25%)
Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.
When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
Proverbs 6:22
- Variant Count: 1 (4%)
When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
Proverbs 6:23
- Variant Count: 4 (19%)
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Proverbs 10:1
- Variant Count: 4 (15%)
class="proverbs-major">Proverbs of Solomon
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
Proverbs 11:29
- Variant Count: 4 (20%)
Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:1
- Variant Count: 3 (18%)
A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
A fool spurns his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
Proverbs 15:5
- Variant Count: 2 (15%)
A fool spurns a parent's discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
Proverbs 17:6
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
- Variant Count: 3 (17%)
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
Proverbs 17:21
- Variant Count: 4 (19%)
To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
Proverbs 17:25
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:19
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:13
- Variant Count: 6 (28%)
A foolish child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Proverbs 19:14
- Variant Count: None (0%)
Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 19:26
- Variant Count: 5 (27%)
Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
If a man curses his father or mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
Proverbs 20:20
- Variant Count: 4 (23%)
If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15
- Variant Count: 2 (9%)
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers.
Proverbs 22:28
- Variant Count: 6 (35%)
Saying 5 Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors.
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:22
- Variant Count: 5 (21%)
Saying 17 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him.
Proverbs 23:24
- Variant Count: 4 (20%)
The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.
May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice!
Proverbs 23:25
- Variant Count: 2 (13%)
May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
Proverbs 27:8
- Variant Count: 4 (28%)
Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.
Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you- better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Proverbs 27:10
- Variant Count: 6 (18%)
Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative's house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Proverbs 28:7
- Variant Count: 3 (21%)
A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
He who robs his father or mother and says, "It's not wrong"- he is partner to him who destroys.
Proverbs 28:24
- Variant Count: 6 (33%)
Whoever robs their father or mother and says, "It's not wrong," is partner to one who destroys.
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
"The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
Proverbs 30:17
- Variant Count: 3 (10%)
"The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
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