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 of Solomon

10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child makes a father glad,
    but a foolish child grieves his mother.

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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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20 A child of wisdom will make a father glad,
    but a foolish person,[a] he despises his mother.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 15:20 Literally “foolishness of humankind”

A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
    and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

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A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully,
    and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.

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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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25 A grief to his father is the child of a fool,
    and bitterness to her who bore him.

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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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13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
    and the quarreling of a woman[a] is a continuous dripping.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 19:13 Or “wife”

26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(A)
    is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

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26 He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother,
    is a child who causes shame and brings reproach.

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