Proverbs 10:1

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“The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.”

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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“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
ASVPD

“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
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“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 10:1 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 4:32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
  2. Proverbs 1:1These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
  3. Proverbs 15:20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
  4. Proverbs 17:21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
  5. Proverbs 17:25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
  6. Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
  7. Proverbs 23:15My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
  8. Proverbs 23:24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
  9. Proverbs 23:25May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
  10. Proverbs 25:1These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:
  11. Proverbs 29:3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
  12. Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
  13. 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.
  14. 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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