Verse 3

Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; But a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; But a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
  • Luke 15:30 : 30 But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'
  • Luke 15:13 : 13 Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.
  • Prov 6:26 : 26 For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
  • Prov 27:11 : 11 Be wise, my son, And bring joy to my heart, Then I can answer my tormentor.
  • Prov 28:7 : 7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; But he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
  • Prov 5:8-9 : 8 Remove your way far from her. Don't come near the door of her house, 9 Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one; 10 Lest strangers feast on your wealth, And your labors enrich another man's house.
  • Prov 28:19 : 19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food; But one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
  • Luke 1:13-17 : 13 But the angel said to him, "Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name 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 he will drink no wine nor 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 to the Lord, their God. 17 He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
  • Prov 21:17 : 17 He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man: He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swallows it up.
  • Prov 23:15 : 15 My son, if your heart is wise, Then my heart will be glad, even mine:
  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. 25 Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!