Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

10 The (A)proverbs of Solomon.

(B)A wise son makes a father glad,
But (C)a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

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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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Footnotes

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

20 A (A)wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man (B)despises his mother.

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

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A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

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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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25 A (A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And (B)bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 17:25 Hebrew A foolish son.

13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

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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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Footnotes

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

26 He (A)who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.

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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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