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Proverbs 29:3-4 in English

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Proverbs 29:3-4 in American Standard Version (1901)

3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
4 The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs 29 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

3 When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys it.
Proverbs 29 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 29:3-4 in King James Version + Apocrypha

3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs 29 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 29:3-4 in King James (Authorized) Version

3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs 29 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 29:3-4 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

3 When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys it.
Proverbs 29 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 29:3-4 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
PROVERBS 29 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Translation for Translators

3 Those who are eager to become wise cause their parents to be glad; those who spend their time with prostitutes will end up giving all their money to them.
4 When a king rules justly/fairly, he causes his nation to be strong, but a king who is concerned only with getting more money from the people ruins his nation.
Proverbs 29 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 29:3-4 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

3 When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys it.
Proverbs 29 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 29:3-4 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 29:3-4 in World English Bible (Catholic)

3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 29:3-4 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Bible in Basic English

3 A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.
4 A king, by right rule, makes the land safe; but one full of desires makes it a waste.
Proverbs 29 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Darby Translation

3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth his substance.
4 A king by just judgment establisheth the land; but he that taketh gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs 29 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Douay-Rheims 1899

3 A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth bar lots, shall squander away his substance.
4 A just king setteth up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.
Proverbs 29 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Free Bible Version

3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father happy, but one who visits prostitutes throws away his money.
4 A king who rules justly makes the country secure, but one who asks for bribes will destroy it.
Proverbs 29 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Geneva Bible 1599

3 A man that loueth wisdome, reioyceth his father: but he that feedeth harlots, wasteth his substance.
4 A King by iudgement mainteineth ye countrey: but a man receiuing giftes, destroyeth it.
Proverbs 29 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 29:3-4 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
4 The king by justice establisheth the land; but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs 29 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 29:3-4 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: But he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4 The king by judgment stablisheth the land: But he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs 29 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

3 The man that loveth wisdom causeth his father to rejoice; but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his wealth.
4 A king will through the exercise of justice establish the welfare of a land; but one that loveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs 29 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

3 When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: But he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 A righteous king establishes a country: But a transgressor destroys it.
Proverbs 29 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 29:3-4 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 29:3-4 in George Noyes Bible

3 He who loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he who is a companion of harlots destroyeth his substance.
4 A king by equity establisheth a land; But he who receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs 29 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 29:3-4 in One Unity Resource Bible

3 Whoever 'ahav ·affectionately loves· wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 The king by mishpat ·justice· makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Proverbs [Sayings] 29 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Unlocked Literal Bible

3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but he who keeps company with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
4 The king establishes the land by justice, but the one who demands bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 29:3-4 in World English Bible

3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29 in World English Bible

Proverbs 29:3-4 in World English Bible British Edition

3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Noah Webster Bible

3 He that loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs 29 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 29:3-4 in World Messianic Bible

3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 29:3-4 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

3 A man that loveth wisdom, maketh glad his father; but he that nourisheth a strumpet, shall lose his chattel or substance.
4 A just king raiseth up the land; an avaricious man shall destroy it.

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

3 A man that loveth wisdom, maketh glad his father; but he that nourisheth a strumpet, shall lose his chattel. (A man who loveth wisdom, maketh his father glad; but he who feedeth a whore, shall lose his possessions.)
4 A just king raiseth up the land; an avaricious man shall destroy it.

Proverbs 29:3-4 in Young's Literal Translation

3 A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.
4 A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.