Proverbs Topics Family - A Topical Outline for Bible students and Pastors by Dr. Grant Hodges - Grace Baptist Church, Lebanon Indiana 46052

NIV
1:8 - Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
1:9 - They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
3:11 - My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline and do not resent his rebuke,
3:12 - because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
4:1 - Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
4:2 - I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
4:3 - When I was a boy in my father's house, still tender, and an only child of my mother,
4:4 - he taught me and said, "Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live;
4:10 - Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
4:11 - I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
4:12 - When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.
4:13 - Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
4:14 - Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men.
4:15 - Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
4:16 - For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.
4:17 - They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
4:18 - The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
4:19 - But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
4:20 - My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.
4:21 - Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
4:22 - for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.
4:23 - Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
4:24 - Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
4:25 - Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.
4:26 - Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.
4:27 - Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.
5:1 - My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight;
5:2 - that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
5:18 - May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
5:19 - A loving doe, a graceful deer-- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.
6:20 - My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching;
6:21 - Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.
6:22 - When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
6:27 - Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?
6:28 - Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?
6:29 - So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
6:30 - Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
6:31 - Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
6:32 - But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
6:33 - Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away;
6:34 - for jealousy arouses a husband's fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
6:35 - He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse the bribe, however great it is.
7:1 - My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.
7:2 - Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
7:3 - Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
11:29 - He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
13:1 - A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
13:22 - A good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
13:24 - He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.
15:20 - A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
17:1 - Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
17:2 - A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
17:6 - Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
17:21 - To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
17:25 - A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
19:13 - A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
19:18 - Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.
19:26 - He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
20:11 - Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right.
20:21 - An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
21:9 - Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
22:6 - Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
22:15 - Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
23:13 - Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
23:14 - Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death.
23:15 - My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad;
23:16 - my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
23:22 - Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
24:3 - By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;
24:4 - through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
27:11 - Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
28:7 - He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
28:24 - He who robs his father or mother and says, "It's not wrong"-- he is partner to him who destroys.
29:3 - A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
29:15 - The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
29:17 - Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.
30:11 - "There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
30:17 - "The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures..
31:1 - The sayings of King Lemuel--an oracle his mother taught him:
31:2 - "O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows
31:3 - do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.

NASB
1:8 - Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching;
1:9 - Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head and ornaments about your neck.
3:11 - My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD or loathe His reproof,
3:12 - For whom the LORD loves He reproves, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
4:1 - Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father, and give attention that you may gain understanding,
4:2 - For I give you sound teaching; Do not abandon my instruction.
4:3 - When I was a son to my father, tender and the only son in the sight of my mother,
4:4 - Then he taught me and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments and live;
4:10 - Hear, my son, and accept my sayings and the years of your life will be many.
4:11 - I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths.
4:12 - When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; and if you run, you will not stumble.
4:13 - Take hold of instruction; do not let go. guard her, for she is your life.
4:14 - Do not enter the path of the wicked and do not proceed in the way of evil men.
4:15 - Avoid it, do not pass by it; Turn away from it and pass on.
4:16 - For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; and they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
4:17 - For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
4:18 - But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
4:19 - The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble.
4:20 - My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
4:21 - Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart.
4:22 - For they are life to those who find them and health to all their body.
4:23 - Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.
4:24 - Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put devious speech far from you.
4:25 - Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
4:26 - Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established.
4:27 - Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil.
5:1 - My son, give attention to my wisdom, incline your ear to my understanding;
5:2 - That you may observe discretion and your lips may reserve knowledge.
5:18 - Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.
5:19 - As a loving hind and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be exhilarated always with her love.
6:20 - My son, observe the commandment of your father and do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
6:21 - Bind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck.
6:22 - When you walk about, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
6:27 - Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned?
6:28 - Or can a man walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched?
6:29 - So is the one who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.
6:30 - Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry;
6:31 - But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold; He must give all the substance of his house.
6:32 - The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; He who would destroy himself does it
6:33 - Wounds and disgrace he will find, and his reproach will not be blotted out.
6:34 - For jealousy enrages a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
6:35 - He will not accept any ransom, nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts.
7:1 - My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
7:2 - Keep my commandments and live, and my teaching as the apple of your eye.
7:3 - Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.
11:29 - He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, and the foolish will be servant to the wise hearted.
13:1 - A wise son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
13:22 - A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
13:24 - He who withholds his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
15:20 - A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
17:1 - Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it than a house full of feasting with strife.
17:2 - A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, and will share in the inheritance among brothers.
17:6 - Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons is their fathers.
17:21 - He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
17:25 - A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
19:13 - A foolish son is destruction to his father, and the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping
19:18 - Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.
19:26 - He who assaults his father and drives his mother away is a shameful and disgraceful son.
20:11 - It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself if his conduct is pure and right.
20:21 - An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
21:9 - It is better to live in a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.
22:15 - Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
23:13 - Do not hold back discipline from the child, although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
23:14 - You shall strike him with the rod and rescue his soul from Sheol.
23:15 - My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart also will be glad;
23:16 - And my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
23:22 - Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
24:3 - By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;
24:4 - And by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
27:11 - Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may reply to him who reproaches me.
28:7 - He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
28:24 - He who robs his father or his mother and says, "It is not a transgression," Is the companion of a man who destroys.
29:3 - A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
29:15 - The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
29:17 - Correct your son, and he will give you comfort; He will also delight your soul.
30:11 - There is a kind of man who curses his father and does not bless his mother.
30:17 - The eye that mocks a father and scorns a mother, the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young eagles will eat it.
31:1 - The words of King Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him:
31:2 - What, O my son? And what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
31:3 - Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which destroys kings.

KJV
1:8 - My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
1:9 - For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
3:11 - My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
3:12 - For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
4:1 - Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
4:2 - For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law
4:3 - For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4:4 - He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
4:10 - Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
4:11 - I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
4:12 - When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
4:13 - Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
4:14 - Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
4:15 - Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
4:16 - For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
4:17 - For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
4:18 - But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
4:19 - The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
4:20 - My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
4:21 - Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
4:22 - For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
4:23 - Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
4:24 - Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
4:25 - Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
4:26 - Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
4:27 - Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
5:1 - My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
5:2 - that thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
5:18 - Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
5:19 - Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
6:20 - My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
6:21 - Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
6:22 - When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
6:27 - Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
6:28 - Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
6:29 - So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
6:30 - Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
6:31 - But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
6:32 - But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
6:33 - A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
6:34 - For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
6:35 - He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
7:1 - My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
7:2 - Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
7:3 - Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
11:29 - He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
13:1 - A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
13:22 - A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
13:24 - He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
15:20 - A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
17:1 - Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
17:2 - A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
17:6 - Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
17:21 - He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
17:25 - A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
19:13 - A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
19:18 - Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19:26 - He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
20:11 - Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
20:21 - An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
21:9 - It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
22:15 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
23:13 - Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
23:14 - Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
23:15 - My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
23:16 - Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
23:22 - Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
24:3 - Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
24:4 - And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
27:11 - My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
28:7 - Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
28:24 - Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
29:3 - Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
29:15 - The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
29:17 - Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
30:11 - There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
30:17 - The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
31:1 - The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
31:2 - What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
31:3 - Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.