Proverbs 23:21-26 in English

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

²² Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

²⁵ Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.

²⁶ My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

²¹ for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.

²² Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not thy mother because she is grown old.

²⁴ A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son.

²⁵ Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, and let her that bore thee be glad.

²⁶ My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

²² Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

²⁵ Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

²⁶ My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

²² Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

²⁵ Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

²⁶ My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

²¹ for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.

²² Listen, my son, to your father which begot you, and despise not your mother because she is grown old.

²⁴ A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son.

²⁵ Let your father and your mother rejoice over you, and let her that bore you be glad.

²⁶ My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

²² Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

²⁵ Let thy father and thy mother be glad, and let her that bare thee rejoice.

²⁶ My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes delight in my ways.

²¹ because drunkards and gluttons will become poor; and if all that you do is eat and sleep, you will soon ◄be wearing rags/not have any money to buy clothes►.

²² Pay attention to what your father tells you, and ◄do not neglect/take care of► LIT your mother when she is old.

²³ Try to know/learn what is wise, and get good instruction and understanding; and do not throw those things away.

²⁴ Righteous children will cause their parents to be very happy; those whose children are wise are proud of them.

²⁵ Do what will cause your father to be glad and enable your mother also to be happy.

²⁶ My son, heed what I say to you, and allow what I do to be an example for you.

²¹ for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.

²² Listen, my son, to your father which begot you, and despise not your mother because she is grown old.

²⁴ A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son.

²⁵ Let your father and your mother rejoice over you, and let her that bore you be glad.

²⁶ My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

²¹ for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

²² Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

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!

²⁶ My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

²¹ for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

²² Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

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!

²⁶ My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

²¹ for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

²² Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

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!

²⁶ My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

²¹ For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed.

²² Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

²³ Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

²⁴ The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

²⁵ Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.

²⁶ My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.

²² Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.

²⁴ The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise son shall have joy of him:

²⁵ let thy father and thy mother have joy, and let her that bore thee rejoice.

²⁶ My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

²¹ Because they that give themselves to drinking, and that club together shall be consumed; and drowsiness shall be clothed with rags.

²² Hearken to thy father, that beget thee: and despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³ Buy truth, and do not sell wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the just rejoiceth greatly: he that hath begotten a wise son, shall have joy in him.

²⁵ Let thy father, and thy mother be joyful, and let her rejoice that bore thee.

²⁶ My son, give me thy heart: and let thy eyes keep my ways.

²¹ For people who get drunk and overeat lose all they've got, and they spend so much time dozing that all they have left to wear is rags.

²² Pay attention to your father, and don't disregard your mother when she's old.

²³ Invest in truth—and don't sell it! Invest in wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ Children who do right make their fathers very happy; a wise son brings joy to his father.

²⁵ Make your father and mother happy; bring joy to her who gave birth to you.

²⁶ My son, give me your undivided attention, and cheerfully follow my example.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall bee poore, and the sleeper shalbe clothed with ragges.

²² Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.

²³ Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce, and hee that begetteth a wise childe, shall haue ioy of him.

²⁵ Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.

²⁶ My sonne, giue mee thine heart, and let thine eyes delite in my wayes.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

²² Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

²⁵ Let thy father and thy mother be glad, and let her that bore thee rejoice.

²⁶ My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

²² Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; Also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: And he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

²⁵ Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, And she that bare thee shall rejoice.

²⁶ My son, give me thine heart, And let thine eyes observe my ways.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth a man in rags.

²² Hearken unto thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother although she be old.

²³ Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous will be greatly glad, and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy through him.

²⁵ Let then thy father and thy mother rejoice, and let her that hath born thee be glad.

²⁶ Give, my son, thy heart unto me, and let thy eyes watch my ways.

²¹ For every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; And every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.

²² Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, And despise not thy mother because she is grown old.

²⁴ A righteous father brings up his children well; And his soul rejoices over a wise son.

²⁵ Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, And let her that bore thee be glad.

²⁶ My son, give me thy heart, And let thine eyes observe my ways.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

²² Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; Buy wisdom and instruction and understanding.

²⁴ The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice; Yea, he who begetteth a wise child shall have joy in him.

²⁵ Let thy father and thy mother have joy; Yea, let her that bore thee rejoice!

²⁶ My son, give me thy heart, And let thine eyes observe my ways!

²¹ for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

²² Sh'ma ·Hear obey· your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the upright 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!

²⁶ My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

²¹ for the drunkard and the glutton become poor and slumber will clothe them with rags.

²² Listen to your father who begot you and do not despise your mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, but do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous person will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will be glad in him.

²⁵ Let your father and your mother be glad and let her who bore you rejoice.

²⁶ My son, give me your heart and let your eyes observe my ways.

²¹ for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

²² Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

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!

²⁶ My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

²¹ for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

²² Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

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!

²⁶ My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

²¹ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

²² Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

²⁵ Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.

²⁶ My son, give me thy heart, and let thy eyes observe my ways.

²¹ for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

²² Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

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!

²⁶ My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

²¹ for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

²² Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

²³ Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

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!

²⁶ My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

²¹ For men giving attention to drinks, and giving morsels together, shall be wasted, and napping shall be clothed with clothes rent.

²² Hear thy father, that begat thee; and despise not thy mother, when she is eld.

²³ Buy thou truth, and do not thou sell wisdom, and doctrine, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of a just or rightwise man joyeth full out with joy; he that begat a wise man, shall be glad in him.

²⁵ Thy father and thy mother have joy, and he that begat thee, make full out joy.

²⁶ My son, give thine heart to me, and thine eyes keep my ways.

²¹ For men giving attention to drinks, and giving morsels together, shall be wasted, and napping shall be clothed with clothes rent. (For those giving attention to drinks, and giving morsels to each other, shall be wasted, or destroyed, and their napping shall eventually clothe them with torn clothes.)

²² Hear thy father, that begat thee, (or Listen to thy father, who begat thee); and despise not thy mother, when she is eld.

²³ Buy thou truth, and do not thou sell (off) wisdom, and doctrine, and understanding.

²⁴ The father of a just man joyeth full out with joy; he that begat a wise man, shall be glad in him. (The father of a righteous person rejoiceth with great joy; he who begat someone who is wise, shall take much pleasure, or pride, in him.)

²⁵ Thy father and thy mother have joy, and he that begat thee, make full out joy. (So let thy father and thy mother have joy over thee, and let she who bare thee, rejoice.)

²⁶ My son, give thine heart to me, and thine eyes keep my ways.

²¹ For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

²² Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

²³ Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,

²⁴ The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

²⁵ Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

²⁶ Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.