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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Solomon’s Sayings
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son grieves his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
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Proverbs 15:20
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20 A wise son makes a father glad,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:2
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Proverbs 17:2
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2 A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son
and will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to his mother.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:25 Lit. to the one who bore him
Proverbs 19:13
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Proverbs 19:13
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13 A father’s ruin is a foolish son,
and a wife’s quarreling is like[a] dripping water that never stops.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:13 The Heb. lacks like
Proverbs 19:26
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Proverbs 19:26
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26 Whoever mistreats his father
and alienates his mother
is a son who brings both shame and disrespect.
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