3Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.


In Context

1 He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

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

4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.

5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

Proverbs 29:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth [his] substance.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:3A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth bar lots, shall squander away his substance.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his'substance.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth his substance.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:3He that loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:3A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:3Whoever loves wisdom rejoices his father: but he that keeps company with harlots spends his substance.