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Proverbs 23:23-26 in English

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Proverbs 23:23-26 in American Standard Version (1901)

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.
Proverbs 23 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

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.
Proverbs 23 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 23:23-26 in King James Version + Apocrypha

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.
Proverbs 23 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 23:23-26 in King James (Authorized) Version

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.
Proverbs 23 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 23:23-26 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

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.
Proverbs 23 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 23:23-26 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

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.
PROVERBS 23 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Translation for Translators

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.
Proverbs 23 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 23:23-26 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

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.
Proverbs 23 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 23:23-26 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

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.
Proverbs 23 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 23:23-26 in World English Bible (Catholic)

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.
Proverbs 23 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 23:23-26 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

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.
Proverbs 23 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Bible in Basic English

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.
Proverbs 23 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Darby Translation

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.
Proverbs 23 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Douay-Rheims 1899

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.
Proverbs 23 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Free Bible Version

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.
Proverbs 23 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Geneva Bible 1599

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.
Proverbs 23 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 23:23-26 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

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.
Proverbs 23 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 23:23-26 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

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.
Proverbs 23 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

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.
Proverbs 23 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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.
Proverbs 23 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 23:23-26 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.
Proverbs 23 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 23:23-26 in George Noyes Bible

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!
Proverbs 23 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 23:23-26 in One Unity Resource Bible

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.
Proverbs [Sayings] 23 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Unlocked Literal Bible

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.
Proverbs 23 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 23:23-26 in World English Bible

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.
Proverbs 23 in World English Bible

Proverbs 23:23-26 in World English Bible British Edition

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.
Proverbs 23 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Noah Webster Bible

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.
Proverbs 23 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 23:23-26 in World Messianic Bible

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.
Proverbs 23 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 23:23-26 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

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.
Proverbs 23 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

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.

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

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.

Proverbs 23:23-26 in Young's Literal Translation

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.