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Proverbs 23:22-25 in English

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Proverbs 23:22-25 in American Standard Version (1901)

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.
Proverbs 23 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

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.
Proverbs 23 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 23:22-25 in King James Version + Apocrypha

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.
Proverbs 23 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 23:22-25 in King James (Authorized) Version

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.
Proverbs 23 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 23:22-25 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

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.
Proverbs 23 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 23:22-25 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

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.
PROVERBS 23 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Translation for Translators

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.
Proverbs 23 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 23:22-25 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

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

Proverbs 23:22-25 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

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!
Proverbs 23 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 23:22-25 in World English Bible (Catholic)

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!
Proverbs 23 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 23:22-25 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

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!
Proverbs 23 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Bible in Basic English

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.
Proverbs 23 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Darby Translation

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.
Proverbs 23 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Douay-Rheims 1899

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.
Proverbs 23 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Free Bible Version

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.
Proverbs 23 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Geneva Bible 1599

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.
Proverbs 23 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 23:22-25 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

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.
Proverbs 23 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 23:22-25 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

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.
Proverbs 23 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

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.
Proverbs 23 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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.
Proverbs 23 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 23:22-25 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.
Proverbs 23 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 23:22-25 in George Noyes Bible

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!
Proverbs 23 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 23:22-25 in One Unity Resource Bible

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!
Proverbs [Sayings] 23 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Unlocked Literal Bible

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.
Proverbs 23 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 23:22-25 in World English Bible

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!
Proverbs 23 in World English Bible

Proverbs 23:22-25 in World English Bible British Edition

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!
Proverbs 23 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Noah Webster Bible

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.
Proverbs 23 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 23:22-25 in World Messianic Bible

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!
Proverbs 23 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 23:22-25 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

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!
Proverbs 23 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

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.

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

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.)

Proverbs 23:22-25 in Young's Literal Translation

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.