Proverbs 10:1 “The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a fo…”

Proverbs 10:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

World English Bible

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

American Standard Version

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Geneva Bible 1599

THE PARABLE OF SALOMON. A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.

Darby Translation

The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.

Bible in Basic English

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

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Cross references

“proverbs”

Proverbs 1:1 Ecclesiastes 12:9 Proverbs 25:1 1 Kings 4:32

Proverbs 1:1 · BSB

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,

Ecclesiastes 12:9 · BSB

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

Proverbs 25:1 · BSB

These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

1 Kings 4:32 · BSB

Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

“A wise”

Proverbs 17:25 Proverbs 29:15 Proverbs 29:3 Proverbs 15:20 Proverbs 17:21 Proverbs 19:13

Proverbs 17:25 · BSB

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 29:15 · BSB

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Proverbs 29:3 · BSB

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Proverbs 15:20 · BSB

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 17:21 · BSB

A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

Proverbs 19:13 · BSB

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

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