Proverbs 29:3
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 29
“Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.”Proverbs 29:3
What Does Proverbs 29:3 Mean?
Proverbs 29:3 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 29, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wisdom.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 29:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 10:1“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”Proverbs 23:24“The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.”Proverbs 27:11“My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.”Luke 15:13“And 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.”Proverbs 15:20“A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.”Luke 15:30“But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.”Proverbs 28:7“Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.”Proverbs 6:26“For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.”Proverbs 23:15“My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.”Proverbs 5:8“Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:”Proverbs 21:17“He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.”Proverbs 21:20“There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.”Proverbs 28:19“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.”Luke 1:13“But the angel said unto 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.”
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