Proverbs 10:1
World English Bible
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father;
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Proverbs 10:1
Modern English Version
The Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
World English Bible
20 A wise son makes a father glad,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
Modern English Version
20 A wise son makes a father glad,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame,
and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
Modern English Version
2 A wise servant will have rule over a son who causes shame,
and will have part of the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father,
and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:25
Modern English Version
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father,
and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 19:13
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13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
Proverbs 19:13
Modern English Version
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father,
and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping of water.
Proverbs 19:26
World English Bible
26 He who robs his father and drives away his mother
is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
Proverbs 19:26
Modern English Version
26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
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