American Standard Version
Proverbs 29:3
3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father;But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
Proverbs 29:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
- New International Version (NIV)A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.
Context of Proverbs 29:3
1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. 2When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh. Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance. 4The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it. 5A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:3 word by word
אִֽישׁ־אֹהֵ֣ב חָ֭כְמָה יְשַׂמַּ֣ח אָבִ֑יו וְרֹעֶ֥ה ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת יְאַבֶּד־הֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 29:3
- Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
- Proverbs 23:15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:
- Proverbs 27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
- Luke 1:13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
- Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;
- Proverbs 6:26For on account of a harlota man is broughtto a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
- Proverbs 21:17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
- Proverbs 28:7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.
- Luke 15:13And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.
Commentaries on Proverbs 29:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3But he that keepeth company - רעה roeh, he that feedeth harlots, יאבד yeabed, shall utterly destroy his substance. Has there ever been a single case to the contrary?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Spendeth - The laws of parallelism would lead us to expect “troubleth his father,” but that is passed over as a thing about which the profligate would not care, and he is reminded of what comes home to him, that he is on the road to ruin. The king - The ruler, as the supreme fountain of all justice, and as the ideal judge, is contrasted with the taker of bribers.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3Verse 3 Divine wisdom best keeps us from ruinous lusts.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3A man's wisdom influences his parents (Proverbs 10:1; 15:20; 17:21). Spending money on prostitutes quickly wastes a man's wealth.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. (Compare Pr 4:6, 7; 10:1, &c.).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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