Proverbs 10:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.”
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“The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 10:1 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 4:32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
- Proverbs 1:1These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
- Proverbs 15:20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 17:21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
- Proverbs 17:25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
- Proverbs 23:15My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
- Proverbs 23:24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
- Proverbs 23:25May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
- Proverbs 25:1These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:
- Proverbs 29:3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
- Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
- Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
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