the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Proverbs 29:3
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A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad,But he who befriends harlots destroys his wealth.
A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
Who so loueth wisdome, maketh his father a glad man: but he that kepeth companie with harlottes, spendeth away that he hath.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth [his] substance.
Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.
He who loves wisdom gladdens his father, but a feeder of harlots wastes wealth.
A son who loves wisdom makes his father happy. One who wastes his money on prostitutes will lose his wealth.
Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; But a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Whoso loueth wisedome, reioyceth his father: but hee that keepeth company with harlots, spendeth his substance.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
Who so loueth wy?dome, maketh his father a glad man: but he yt kepeth harlottes, spedeth awaye yt he hath.
If you love wisdom, you'll delight your parents, but you'll destroy their trust if you run with whores.
A man who loves [skillful and godly] wisdom makes his father joyful, But he who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.
Whoever loves wisdom rejoices his father; But he that keeps company with prostitutes wastes [his] substance.
He that loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth [his] substance.
The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
If you love wisdom your parents will be glad, but chasing after bad women will cost you everything.
Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a patron of prostitutes wastes his wealth.
A man that loueth wisdome, reioyceth his father: but he that feedeth harlots, wasteth his substance.
He who loves wisdom rejoices his father; but he who keeps company with harlots shall lose his substance.
Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; But a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but he who goes with women who sell the use of their bodies wastes his money.
A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad, but to keep company with prostitutes is to squander one's substance.
A man who loveth wisdom, gladdeneth his father, but, a companion of harlots, destroyeth wealth.
A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth harlots, shall squander away his substance.
A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad, but the friend of prostitutes will squander his wealth.
He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who involves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
Those who love wisdom make their parents happy, but friends of prostitutes waste their money.
If you appreciate wisdom, your parents will be proud of you. It is a foolish waste to spend money on prostitutes.
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
A man that loueth wisdom, makith glad his fadir; but he that nurschith `an hoore, schal leese catel.
He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but one who keeps company with harlots squanders his substance.
A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
loveth: Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 15:20, Proverbs 23:15, Proverbs 23:24, Proverbs 23:25, Proverbs 27:11, Luke 1:13-17
he: Proverbs 5:8-10, Proverbs 6:26, Proverbs 21:17, Proverbs 21:20, Proverbs 28:7, Proverbs 28:19, Luke 15:13, Luke 15:30
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father,.... He that is a philosopher, especially a religious one, that not only loves and seeks after natural wisdom, but moral wisdom and knowledge; and more particularly evangelical wisdom, Christ the Wisdom of God, who is to be valued and loved above all things; the Gospel of Christ, which is the wisdom of God in a mystery; and the knowledge of it which is the wisdom which comes from above and is pure and peaceable; and which lies much in the fear of God, and in the faith of Jesus Christ, attended with all the fruits of righteousness: such a son makes glad his father, both because of his temporal good, since he does not waste but improve the substance he has given him; and because of his spiritual and eternal welfare; and since instead of being a reproach he is an honour to him; see Proverbs 10:1;
but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth [his] substance: his father has given him, and comes to want and beggary; all which is a grief to his parents: or, "that feeds harlots" i; who live in a riotous and voluptuous manner, and soon drain a man of his substance, and bring him to a morsel of bread; see Luke 15:13; and such a son grieves his father, seeing he spends his substance and damns his soul.
i רעה "nutrit", V. L. "pascit", Pagninus, Piscator, Gejerus, Schultens; "pascitur", Michaelis; "pascens", Montanus, Mercerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Spendeth ... - The laws of parallelism would lead us to expect “troubleth his father,” but that is passed over as a thing about which the profligate would not care, and he is reminded of what comes home to him, that he is on the road to ruin.
The king - The ruler, as the supreme fountain of all justice, and as the ideal judge, is contrasted with the taker of bribers.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 29:3. But he that keepeth company — רעה roeh, he that feedeth harlots, יאבד yeabed, shall utterly destroy his substance. Has there ever been a single case to the contrary?
