He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but he who keeps company with prostitutes squanders his wealth.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
A wise son delights his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
The lover of pleasure will be a man of poverty; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Precious treasure and oil are in the house of the wise, but a foolish man squanders it.
My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will indeed rejoice.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer my accusers.
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who chases empty pursuits will have poverty enough.
He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
for the price of a prostitute leaves a man with a loaf of bread, and an adulteress preys upon his precious life.
“Not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together, and journeyed to a distant country, and there squandered his possessions in prodigal living.
But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed the fattened calf for him.’