Proverbs 10:1
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10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise son makes his father glad,
but a foolish one fills his mother with sorrow.
Proverbs 15:20
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20 A wise child makes his father happy,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A wise servant will be put in charge of a child who behaves badly
and will take a share of the inheritance like one of the family.
Proverbs 17:25
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25 Foolish children irritate their fathers
and embitter their mothers.
Proverbs 19:13
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13 Foolish children bring misery to their fathers,
and a wife’s bickering is a constant dripping as from a leaky roof.
Proverbs 19:26
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26 Children who mistreat their father and run down their mother
are a root of shame and disgrace.
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