Proverbs 29:3

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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.

Context of Proverbs 29:3

1He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing. 2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth. 4By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down. 5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

Proverbs 29:3 word by word

אִֽישׁ־אֹהֵ֣ב חָ֭כְמָה יְשַׂמַּ֣ח אָבִ֑יו וְרֹעֶ֥ה ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת יְאַבֶּד־הֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whosoאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• rejoicethשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• but he that keepeth companyרָעָהrâ‛âh · to accompanyH7462
• with harlotsזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
• spendethאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• substanceהוֹןhôn · substanceH1952

Cross-references for Proverbs 29:3

• Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
• Proverbs 15:20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
• Proverbs 23:15My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad.
• Proverbs 27:11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
• Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
• Proverbs 5:8Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,
• Proverbs 6:26for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life.
• Proverbs 21:17Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
• Proverbs 28:7The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
• Luke 15:13Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless 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

Topics related to Proverbs 29:3

• Adultery
• Children
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Correct
• Delicately
• Flatter
• Hasty
• Rejoice
• Trust
• Uphold
• Company
• Crime; Crimes
• Harlot

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