Proverbs 10:1
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Wise Sayings of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise child makes a glad father,
but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.(A)
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child makes a father glad,
but a foolish child brings sorrow to his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
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20 A wise child makes a glad father,
but the foolish despise their mothers.(A)
Proverbs 15:20
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20 A wise child brings joy to a father,
but fools despise their mothers.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.(A)
Proverbs 17:2
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2 An insightful servant rules over a disgraceful son
and will divide an inheritance
with the brothers.
Proverbs 17:25
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25 Foolish children are a grief to their father
and bitterness to her who bore them.(A)
Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son is irritating to his father
and bitter to her who gave birth to him.
Proverbs 19:13
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13 A stupid child is ruin to a father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.(A)
Proverbs 19:13
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13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father;
a contentious wife is like constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:26
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26 Those who do violence to their father and chase away their mother
are children who cause shame and bring reproach.
Proverbs 19:26
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26 Those who assault their father and drive out their mother
are disgraceful children, worthy of reproach.
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