Proverbs 29:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
  • Luke 15:30 : 30 But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
  • Luke 15:13 : 13 After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.
  • Prov 6:26 : 26 for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
  • Prov 27:11 : 11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.
  • Prov 28:7 : 7 The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.
  • Prov 5:8-9 : 8 Keep yourself 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 a cruel person, 10 lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man’s house.
  • Prov 28:19 : 19 The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.
  • Luke 1:13-17 : 13 But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John. 14 Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. 16 He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
  • Prov 21:17 : 17 The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.
  • Prov 23:15 : 15 My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;
  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him. 25 May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:6-7
    2 verses
    81%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

    7The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

  • Prov 19:8
    74%

    8The one who acquires understanding loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 23:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23Acquire truth and do not sell it– wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.

    24The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

  • Prov 15:5-6
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    73%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

    6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked will be ruined.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    73%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 3:12-14
    3 verses
    73%

    12For the LORD disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

    14For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold.

  • Prov 13:20
    72%

    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 17:21
    72%

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 17:25
    71%

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 19:13-14
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    71%

    13A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

    14A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

  • Prov 11:29
    71%

    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Prov 10:1
    71%

    1The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

  • Prov 21:17
    71%

    17The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

  • Prov 6:26
    70%

    26for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

  • Prov 23:15
    70%

    15My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

  • Prov 27:11
    70%

    11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Eccl 7:11
    70%

    11Wisdom Can Lengthen One’s Life Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.

  • Prov 13:1
    70%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Eccl 4:13
    70%

    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

  • Prov 29:15
    70%

    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 29:4
    70%

    4A king brings stability to a land by justice, but one who exacts tribute tears it down.

  • Prov 6:32
    70%

    32A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense, whoever does it destroys his own life.

  • Prov 5:20
    69%

    20But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman?

  • Prov 1:15
    69%

    15My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

  • Ezek 16:32-33
    2 verses
    69%

    32“‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

    33All prostitutes receive payment, but instead you give gifts to every one of your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors!

  • Eccl 7:4
    69%

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

  • Prov 31:3
    69%

    3Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which ruins kings.

  • Hos 4:11
    69%

    11Judgment of Pagan Idolatry and Cultic Prostitution Old and new wine take away the understanding of my people.

  • Prov 11:15
    69%

    15The one who has put up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands is secure.

  • Prov 17:19
    69%

    19The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.

  • Prov 3:35
    69%

    35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

  • Prov 3:21
    69%

    21My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

  • Prov 1:8
    69%

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Prov 23:19
    68%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Prov 19:3
    68%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 4:7
    68%

    7Wisdom is supreme– so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

  • Prov 17:2
    68%

    2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

  • Prov 19:1
    68%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.