Proverbs 29:3
A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:8Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,
Proverbs 6:26For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
Proverbs 21:20A treasure to be desired, and oil, [Is] in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.
Proverbs 23:24The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.
Proverbs 28:7Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:3
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. This is what was said before, ch. xxviii. 12 , 28 . 1. The people will have cause to rejoice or mourn according as their rulers are righteous or wicked; for, if the righteous be in authority, sin will be punished and restrained, religion and virtue will be supported and kept in reputation; but, if the wicked get power in their hands, wickedness will abound, religion and religious people will be… Read the whole commentary →