Proverbs 23:22-28 in English

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.

²⁷ For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸ Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.

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.

²⁷ For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow.

²⁸ For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.

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.

²⁷ For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸ She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

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.

²⁷ For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸ She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

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.

²⁷ For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow.

²⁸ For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.

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.

²⁷ For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸ Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the treacherous among men.

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.

²⁷ Prostitutes and immoral women DOU are like MET a deep pit or a well that you may fall into.

²⁸ They wait for you like robbers SIM, and they cause many men to ◄be unfaithful to/have sex with women who are not► their wives.

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.

²⁷ For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow.

²⁸ For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.

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.

²⁷ For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

²⁸ Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

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.

²⁷ For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

²⁸ Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

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.

²⁷ For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

²⁸ Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful amongst men.

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.

²⁷ For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.

²⁸ Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.

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.

²⁷ For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸ She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the treacherous among men.

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.

²⁷ For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸ She lieth in wait in the way as a robber, and him whom she shall see unwary, she will kill.

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.

²⁷ A prostitute is like being trapped in a pit; an immoral woman is like getting stuck a narrow well,

²⁸ Like a robber, she lies in wait ready to ambush men and make more of them unfaithful to their wives.

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.

²⁷ For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte.

²⁸ Also she lyeth in wait as for a praye, and she increaseth the transgressers among men.

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.

²⁷ For a harlot is a deep ditch; and an alien woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸ She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the faithless among men.

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.

²⁷ For a whore is a deep ditch; And a strange woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸ She also lieth in wait as for a prey, And increaseth the transgressors among men.

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.

²⁷ For a harlot is a deep ditch, and a strange woman is a narrow well.

²⁸ She also lieth in wait like a robber, and she increaseth the treacherous among men.

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.

²⁷ For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; And a strange well is narrow.

²⁸ For such a one shall perish suddenly; And every transgressor shall be cut off.

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!

²⁷ For a harlot is a deep ditch; Yea, a strange woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸ Like a robber she lieth in wait, And increaseth the treacherous among men.

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.

²⁷ For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

²⁸ Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

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.

²⁷ For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an immoral woman is a narrow well.

²⁸ She lies in wait like a robber and she increases the number of the treacherous among humanity.

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.

²⁷ For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

²⁸ Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

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.

²⁷ For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

²⁸ Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful amongst men.

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.

²⁷ For a lewd woman is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

²⁸ She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

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.

²⁷ For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

²⁸ Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

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.

²⁷ For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

²⁸ Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful amongst men.

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.

²⁷ For a whore is a deep ditch, and an alien woman, is a strait pit.

²⁸ She setteth ambush in the way, as a thief; and shall add despisers in men, that is, shall multiply despisers of God among men.

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.

²⁷ For a whore is a deep ditch, and an alien woman, is a strait pit. (For a whore is a deep ditch, and a woman whom thou hath been intimate with, but who is not thy wife, is a narrow pit.)

²⁸ She setteth ambush in the way, as a thief, (or She setteth ambush on the way, like a thief); and shall add despisers in men, that is, (she) shall multiply (the) despisers of God among men.

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.

²⁷ For a harlot is a deep ditch, And a strange woman is a strait pit.

²⁸ She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth.