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Proverbs 10:1
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The Proverbs of Solomon

10 (A)The proverbs of Solomon.

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

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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs of Solomon

10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)

A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
    but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

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Proverbs 9
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Proverbs 1:1
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The Beginning of Knowledge

1 (A)The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

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Proverbs 1:1
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Purpose and Theme

1 The proverbs(A) of Solomon(B) son of David, king of Israel:(C)

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Proverbs 2
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Proverbs 29:3
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3 He who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
    but (B)a companion of prostitutes (C)squanders his wealth.

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Proverbs 29:3
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3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(A)
    but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.(B)

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Proverbs 28
Proverbs 30
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 (A)A foolish son is a grief to his father
    (B)and bitterness to (C)her who bore him.

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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
    and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(A)

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Proverbs 29:15
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15 (A)The rod and reproof give wisdom,
    but a child left to himself (B)brings shame to his mother.

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Proverbs 29:15
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15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
    but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)

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Proverbs 23:24-25
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24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
    he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
25 (B)Let your father and mother be glad;
    let (C)her who bore you rejoice.

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Proverbs 23:24-25
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24 The father of a righteous child has great joy;
    a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.(A)
25 May your father and mother rejoice;
    may she who gave you birth be joyful!(B)

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Proverbs 22
Proverbs 24
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Proverbs 23:15-16
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15 (A)My son, if your heart is wise,
    my heart too will be glad.
16 My (B)inmost being[a] will exult
    when your lips speak (C)what is right.

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  1. Proverbs 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys
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Proverbs 23:15-16
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Saying 14

15 My son, if your heart is wise,
    then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 my inmost being will rejoice
    when your lips speak what is right.(A)

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Proverbs 22
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Proverbs 15:20
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20 (A)A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

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Proverbs 15:20
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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,(A)
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

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Proverbs 17:21
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21 He who (A)sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
    and the father of a fool has no joy.

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Proverbs 17:21
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21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
    there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(A)

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Proverbs 19:13
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13 (A)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and (B)a wife's quarreling is (C)a continual dripping of rain.

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Proverbs 19:13
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13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,(A)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(B)

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Ecclesiastes 12:9
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Fear God and Keep His Commandments

9 Besides being wise, (A)the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging (B)many proverbs with great care.

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Ecclesiastes 12:9
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The Conclusion of the Matter

9 Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs.(A)

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Ecclesiastes 11
Song of Solomon 1
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Ecclesiastes 2:19
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19 and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 2:19
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19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish?(A) Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless.

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Proverbs 25:1
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More Proverbs of Solomon

25 These also are (A)proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.

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Proverbs 25:1
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More Proverbs of Solomon

25 These are more proverbs(A) of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:(B)

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