Proverbs 10:1

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

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1 Kings 4:32

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

Proverbs 17:21

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Proverbs 23:24

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Proverbs 25:1

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Ecclesiastes 12:9

And 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.

Proverbs 1:1

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Proverbs 23:15

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

All Translations

BBE BBE

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

DBY DBY

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

KJV King James Version

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

WBT WBT

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

WEB WEB

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

YLT YLT

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