Proverbs 29:3

In 11 translations

BSB

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

KJV

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

WEB

Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

ASV

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

LSV

A man loving wisdom makes his father glad, || And a friend of harlots destroys wealth.

YLT

A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.

DBY

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth [his] substance.

DRC

A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth bar lots, shall squander away his substance.

GNV

A man that loueth wisdome, reioyceth his father: but he that feedeth harlots, wasteth his substance.

JPS

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

LXXE

When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

אִֽישׁ־אֹהֵ֣ב חָ֭כְמָה יְשַׂמַּ֣ח אָבִ֑יו וְרֹעֶ֥ה ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת יְאַבֶּד־הֽוֹן׃

LXX-Br

Ἀνδρὸς φιλοῦντος σοφίαν εὐφραίνεται πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, ὃς δὲ ποιμαίνει πόρνας ἀπολεῖ πλοῦτον.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 27:11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
• Proverbs 15:20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
• Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
• Luke 15:30But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
• Proverbs 28:7A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
• Luke 15:13After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
• Proverbs 6:26For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
• Proverbs 21:17He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
• Proverbs 5:8–10Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel; lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a…
• Proverbs 21:20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
• Proverbs 23:24–25The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him. May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
• Proverbs 23:15My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
• Proverbs 28:19The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
• Luke 1:13–17But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many…

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).