A Father’s Discipline 1 UDB A wise child pays attention to the teaching his father gives him; but a stubborn child refuses to listen to correction. BSB BSB: A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
2 UDB Good things come as the fruit of what one says, but the desire of the deceitful is to consume more and more violence. BSB BSB: From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
3 UDB The person who is very careful about what he says preserves his life; the one who talks too much ruins everything. BSB BSB: He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
4 UDB People who are lazy are hungry for everything, but they will not get anything. People who work hard will get more than they desired. BSB BSB: The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
5 UDB Anyone who does right hates it when other tell lies, but a wicked person brings disgrace on himself. BSB BSB: The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
6 UDB Anyone who does right always acts in ways that are respected, but the one who does what Yahweh has forbidden ruins his own wicked life. BSB BSB: Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
7 UDB Some people have many possessions, but they have nothing of value; but other people give all they have away, and yet have the best kind of riches. BSB BSB: One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8 UDB A rich person may have to use his wealth to buy back his life from a criminal who holds him as a hostage, but a poor person does not listen even when he is threatened. BSB BSB: Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
9 UDB The one who does what is right shines like a light that gives joy, but wicked people are like a lamp that will be extinguished. BSB BSB: The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10 UDB Pride works within a person and it results in conflict and arguments, but those who listen to good advice find the wisdom they need. BSB BSB: Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
11 UDB People who think too much of themselves will spend all their money; the one who makes his money by working with his hands will find ways to make his money grow. BSB BSB: Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
12 UDB When hope for the future is postponed, it makes you sick—you feel you will never receive what you long for, but if you receive what you desire, that will be like a tree that gives life. BSB BSB: Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 UDB Those who despise good advice bring the punishment for disobeying upon themselves; the one who pays attention to the instruction will receive honor. BSB BSB: He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
14 UDB The lesson taught by the wise is like a fountain that gives life to all who drink from it, and they inform you about all the deadly dangers around you. BSB BSB: The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
15 UDB Having a mind that understands right and wrong brings you respect, but the one who twists good gifts for bad purposes—he never reaches his destination. BSB BSB: Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
16 UDB Those who have good sense always take action from what they know is true; a foolish person proves his decisions are folly, and everyone sees it. BSB BSB: Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
17 UDB A wicked messenger will not deliver the message, but bitter enemies are brought together when the messages are delivered by a dependable messenger. BSB BSB: A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
18 UDB The one who does not learn from the lessons of discipline will be poor, and he will know shame, but the one who takes the lessons of discipline and learns from them, honor will find him. BSB BSB: Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
19 UDB When a longing comes true, it is sweet delight to the one with desires; and those who are foolish continue to turn toward evil again and again. BSB BSB: Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
20 UDB If you spend time with wise people, by their lives they will show you how you can be wise, as well. BSB BSB: He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
21 UDB Sinners run away and disasters chase after them, but those who do what is right find the good is their reward. BSB BSB: Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22 UDB A good person sets apart money to give his grandchildren when he dies, but a sinful person will store up his wealth, not knowing that it will be given to the one who does right. BSB BSB: A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
23 UDB A field owned by a poor person can produce much food, but the poor are victims of injustice more than the rich, and the crop is not planted. BSB BSB: Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
24 UDB A parent who does not train his child in how he should live does not show him any love, but the one who is careful to train the child in how he should live shows his great love. BSB BSB: He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
25 UDB Those who do what is right eat enough food to satisfy their hunger, but the wicked complain that they are always hungry. BSB BSB: A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
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