Proverbs 10:1
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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.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 maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 1:1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
- Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
- Proverbs 17:25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- Proverbs 23:15-1615 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.15 My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice. 16 My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
- Proverbs 29:3Whoso 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.
- Proverbs 23:24-2524 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.24 The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him. 25 May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
- Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 17:21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
- Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
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People: Solomon