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Proverbs 29:3
Mwenye kupenda hekima baba yake anafurahi, bali anayeshikamana na makahaba huuharibu utajiri wake.
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Proverbs 29:3 in other translations
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
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In context
1 Mtu aliyepokea makaripio mengi lakini anashupaza shingo yake atavunjika ndani ya muda mfupi na hata pona.
2 Watenda mema wanapoongezeka, watu wanafurahi, bali wakati mtu mwovu anapotawala, watu huugua.
3 Mwenye kupenda hekima baba yake anafurahi, bali anayeshikamana na makahaba huuharibu utajiri wake.
4 Mfalme huimarisha nchi kwa haki, bali mwenye kudai rushwa huirarua.
5 Mtu anayejipendekeza kwa jirani yake anatandaza wavu kwenye miguu yake.
6 Mtu mbaya hunaswa kwenye mtego wa dhambi yake mwenyewe, bali yeye atendaye haki huimba na kufurahi.
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