Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 29:3 in English Standard Version "He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth." Pr 5:9 lest you give your honor to others and your years to the merciless, Pr 6:26 for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life. Pr 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. Pr 15:20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother. Pr 27:11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me. Pr 28:7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father. Lu 15:13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. Lu 15:30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’