Proverbs 10:1
King James Version
10 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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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.
Proverbs 1:1
King James Version
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
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Proverbs 1:1
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Proverbs 29:3
King James Version
3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
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Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 17:25
King James Version
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare 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)
Proverbs 29:15
King James Version
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
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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)
Proverbs 23:24-25
King James Version
24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
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Proverbs 23:24-25
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Proverbs 23:15-16
King James Version
15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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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)
Proverbs 15:20
King James Version
20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth 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.
Proverbs 17:21
King James Version
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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Proverbs 17:21
New International Version
21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(A)
Proverbs 19:13
King James Version
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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Proverbs 19:13
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Ecclesiastes 12:9
King James Version
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.
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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)
Ecclesiastes 2:19
King James Version
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.
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Ecclesiastes 2:19
New International Version
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.
Proverbs 25:1
King James Version
25 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
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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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