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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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)

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

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20 A wise child makes a glad father,
    but the foolish despise their mothers.(A)

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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 slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully
    and will share the inheritance as one of the family.(A)

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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 are a grief to their father
    and bitterness to her who bore them.(A)

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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 stupid child is ruin to a father,
    and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.(A)

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

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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.

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