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Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Proverbs 10:1 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

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

    BBE

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

    DBY

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

    WEB

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

    YLT

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

    ENG

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

    WBT

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

    BSB

In context

1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Cross-references

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