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Proverbs 18:22
22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from Yahweh.
Proverbs 19:14
14
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
But a wife who has insight is from Yahweh.
Proverbs 19:18
18
Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not direct your soul to put him to death.
Proverbs 20:7
7
A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.
Proverbs 22:6
6
Train up a child according to his way,
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:15
15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13 - 23:14
13
Do not withhold discipline from the child,
Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
14 You shall strike him with the rod
And deliver his soul from Sheol.
Proverbs 27:11
11
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
That I may respond with a word to him who reproaches me.
Proverbs 29:3
3
A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who befriends harlots destroys his wealth.
Proverbs 29:15
15
The rod and reproof give wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
And he will give delight to your soul.
Proverbs 31:10 - 31:31
A Woman Who Fears Yahweh
א Aleph
10An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above pearls.
ב Beth
11The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
ג Gimel
12She deals bountifully with him for good and not evil
All the days of her life.
ד Daleth
13She searches for wool and flax
And works with her hands in delight.
ה He
14She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
ו Vav
15And she rises while it is still night,
And gives food to her household
And a portion to her young women.
ז Zayin
16She makes plans for a field and buys it;
From the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
ח Heth
17She girds herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.
ט Teth
18She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
י Yodh
19She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hands hold fast the spindle.
כ Kaph
20She extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
ל Lamedh
21She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
מ Mem
22She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
נ Nun
23Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits with the elders of the land.
ס Samekh
24She makes linen garments and sells them,
And gives belts to the tradesmen.
ע Ayin
25Strength and majesty are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.
פ Pe
26She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the instruction of lovingkindness is on her tongue.
צ Tsadhe
27She watches over the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
ק Qoph
28Her children rise up and bless her;
As for her husband, he also praises her, saying:
ר Resh
29“Many daughters have done excellently,
But you have gone above them all.”
שׁ Shin
30Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
ת Tav
31Give to her from the fruit of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
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