My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men

Listen, my son,(A) to your father’s(B) instruction
    and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(C)
They are a garland to grace your head
    and a chain to adorn your neck.(D)

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Shun Evil Counsel

(A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
For they will be a (B)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.

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10 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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Proverbs of Solomon

10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)

A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
    but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

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Wise Sayings of Solomon

10 The proverbs of (A)Solomon:

(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

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29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

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29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise.(A)

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29 He who troubles his own house (A)will inherit the wind,
And the fool will be (B)servant to the wise of heart.

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20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,(A)
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

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20 (A)A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.

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A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
    and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

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A wise servant will rule over (A)a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.

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Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

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Children’s children(A) are a crown to the aged,
    and parents are the pride of their children.

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(A)Children’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father.

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21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

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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)

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21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

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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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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
    and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(A)

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25 A (A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.

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26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

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26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(A)
    is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

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26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
Is (A)a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

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