Proverbs

²⁰Do not associate with winebibbers; be not among them nor among gluttonous eaters of meat, [Isa. 5:22; Luke 21:34; Rom. 13:13; Eph. 5:18.] ²¹For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. ²²Hearken to your father, who begot you, and despise not your mother when she is old. ²³Buy the truth and sell it not; not only that, but also get discernment and judgment, instruction and understanding. ²⁴The father of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) shall greatly rejoice, and he who becomes the father of a wise child shall have joy in him. ²⁵Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice. ²⁶My son, give me your heart and let your eyes observe and delight in my ways,