and went on to pray thus, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who today has granted one of my offspring to sit on my throne and permitted me to witness it.’ ”
Proverbs 15:20 - New Revised Standard Version A wise child makes a glad father, but the foolish despise their mothers. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish man despiseth his mother. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A wise son makes a glad father, but a self-confident and foolish man despises his mother and puts her to shame. American Standard Version (1901) A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother. Common English Bible A wise child brings joy to a father, but fools despise their mothers. Catholic Public Domain Version A wise son gladdens the father. But the foolish man despises his mother. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother. |
and went on to pray thus, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who today has granted one of my offspring to sit on my throne and permitted me to witness it.’ ”
Therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; you will know what you ought to do to him, and you must bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”
When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, “Blessed be the Lord today, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people.”
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother's grief.
A wise child loves discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who begets a wise son will be glad in him.
A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad, but to keep company with prostitutes is to squander one's substance.
The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
You shall each revere your mother and father, and you shall keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
But Timothy's worth you know, how like a son with a father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.