Revised Webster's Bible
Proverbs 29:3
3He that loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth 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 hardenethhisneck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. 2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. He that loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. 4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it. 5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:3 word by word
אִֽישׁ־אֹהֵ֣ב חָ֭כְמָה יְשַׂמַּ֣ח אָבִ֑יו וְרֹעֶ֥ה ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת יְאַבֶּד־הֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
- thatאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
- wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
- rejoicethשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
- fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- companyרָעָהrâ‛âh · to accompanyH7462
- harlotsזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
- spendethאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- substanceהוֹןhôn · substanceH1952
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 shall rejoice, 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 to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer 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 near the door of her house:
- Proverbs 6:26For by means of an harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
- Proverbs 21:17He that loveth pleasureshall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
- Proverbs 28:7He who keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of gluttonous men 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 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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