Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
2 Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- KJV
- The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- WEB
- The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
- ASV
- The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- DARBY
- The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
- BLB
- The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father glad, and a foolish son [is] the grief of his mother.
- ÅB
- Salomos Ordspråk. En vis sønn gleder sin far, men en uforstandig sønn er sin mors sorg.
- OTB
- Dette er ordtakene til Salomo: En vis sønn bringer glede til sin far, men en tåpelig sønn forårsaker sorg for sin mor.
- B1930
- Salomos ordsprog. En vis sønn gleder sin far, men en uforstandig sønn er sin mors sorg.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 1:1
These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
Read in contextProverbs 29:15
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Read in contextProverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
Read in contextProverbs 23:15–16
My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
Read in contextProverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Read in contextProverbs 23:24–25
The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
Read in contextProverbs 15:20
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Read in contextProverbs 17:21
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
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