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Proverbs 29:3

NETBible	The man¹ who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,² but whoever associates³ with prostitutes wastes⁴ his wealth.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Pro 29:3	A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 29:3	A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 29:3	The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 29:3	If you love wisdom, you'll delight your parents, but you'll destroy their trust if you run with whores.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 29:3	A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 29:3	A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad, but to keep company with prostitutes is to squander one’s substance.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 29:3	Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.
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KJV	Whoso <0376> loveth <0157> (8802) wisdom <02451> rejoiceth <08055> (8762) his father <01>_: but he that keepeth company <07462> (8802) with harlots <02181> (8802) spendeth <06> (8762) [his] substance <01952>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 29:3	A man <0376> who loves <0157> wisdom <02451> makes <08055> his father <01> glad <08055> , But he who keeps <07462> company <07462> with harlots <02181> wastes <06> his wealth <01952> .
LXXM	(36:3) androv <435> N-GSM filountov <5368> V-PAPGS sofian <4678> N-ASF eufrainetai <2165> V-PMI-3S pathr <3962> N-NSM autou <846> D-GSM ov <3739> R-NSM de <1161> PRT poimainei <4165> V-PAI-3S pornav <4204> N-APF apolei {V-FAI-3S} plouton <4149> N-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	The man <0376> who loves <0157> wisdom <02451> brings joy <08055> to his father <01> , but whoever associates <07462> with prostitutes <02181> wastes <06> his wealth <01952> .
HEBREW	Nwh <01952> dbay <06> twnwz <02181> herw <07462> wyba <01> xmvy <08055> hmkx <02451> bha <0157> sya (29:3) <0376>

NETBible

The man¹ who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,² but whoever associates³ with prostitutes wastes⁴ his wealth.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “a man.” Here “man” is retained in the translation because the second colon mentions prostitutes.

²tn Or “causes his father to rejoice”; NAB “makes his father glad.”

³tn The active participle רֹעֶה (ro’eh) is from the second root רָעָה (ra’ah), meaning “to associate with.” The verb occurs only a few times, and mostly in the book of Proverbs. It is related to רֵעֶה (re’eh, “friend; companion; fellow”). To describe someone as a “companion” or “friend” of prostitutes is somewhat euphemistic; it surely means someone who is frequently engaging the services of prostitutes.

⁴tn The Hebrew verb יְאַבֶּד (yÿ’abbed) means “destroys”; it is the Piel imperfect of the verb that means “to perish.”

⁵sn Wealth was seen as a sign of success and of God’s blessings, pretty much as it always has been. To be seen as honorable in the community meant one had acquired some substance and kept his reputation. It would be a disgrace to the family to have a son who squandered his money on prostitutes (e.g., Prov 5:10; 6:31).