Verse 3

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son causes sorrow to his mother.
  • Luke 15:30 : 30 But when this son of yours came, who has squandered your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!'
  • Luke 15:13 : 13 Not long after, the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in reckless living.
  • Prov 6:26 : 26 For a prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man hunts a precious life.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
  • Prov 27:11 : 11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I may answer anyone who reproaches me.
  • Prov 28:7 : 7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
  • Prov 5:8-9 : 8 Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house. 9 Lest you give your vigor to others, and your years to someone cruel; 10 Lest strangers feast on your strength, and your hard-earned wealth end up in the house of a foreigner.
  • Prov 28:19 : 19 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
  • Luke 1:13-17 : 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John. 14 You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb. 16 He will turn many of the children of Israel back to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.
  • Prov 21:17 : 17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.
  • Prov 23:15 : 15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, my heart will also rejoice.
  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of a righteous child will greatly rejoice; a man who fathers a wise son will delight in him. 25 May your father and mother rejoice, and may she who gave you birth be joyful.