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The Proverbs of Solomon

10 The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise child[a] brings joy to a father;
    a foolish child brings grief to a mother.

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  1. 10:1 Hebrew son; also in 10:1b.

10 Happy is the man with a level-headed son; sad the mother of a rebel.

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20 Sensible children bring joy to their father;
    foolish children despise their mother.

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20 A sensible son gladdens his father. A rebellious son saddens his mother.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 15:20 saddens his mother, literally, “despises his mother.”

A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son
    and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.

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A wise slave will rule his master’s wicked sons and share their estate.

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25 Foolish children[a] bring grief to their father
    and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.

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  1. 17:25 Hebrew A foolish son.

25 A rebellious son is a grief to his father and a bitter blow to his mother.

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13 A foolish child[a] is a calamity to a father;
    a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

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  1. 19:13 Hebrew son; also in 19:27.

13 A rebellious son is a calamity to his father, and a nagging wife annoys like constant dripping.

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26 Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
    are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.

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26 A son who mistreats his father or mother is a public disgrace.

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