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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Wise Sayings of Solomon

10 The proverbs of Solomon.

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

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

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20 A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

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A servant who deals wisely will rule over (A)a son who acts shamefully
    and (B)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

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A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
    and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

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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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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father
    and bitterness to her who bore him.

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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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13 A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.

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26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
    is (A)a son who brings shame and reproach.

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26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
    is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

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