Proverbs 29:3-5

Good News Translation

³ If you appreciate wisdom, your parents will be proud of you.

It is a foolish waste to spend money on prostitutes.

⁴ When the king is concerned with justice, the nation will be strong, but when he is only concerned with money, he will ruin his country.

⁵ If you flatter your friends, you set a trap for yourself.^[a]