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Proverbs 10:1–2

The Proverbs of Solomon

10 cThe proverbs of Solomon.

dA wise son makes a glad father,

ebut a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

fTreasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

gbut righteousness delivers from death.

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Proverbs 10:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,

but righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son maketh a glad father:

But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:

But righteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise child brings joy to a father;

a foolish child brings grief to a mother.

Tainted wealth has no lasting value,

but right living can save your life.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son makes a glad father,

But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,

But righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

These are the wise words of Solomon:

Wise children make their father happy,

but foolish children make their mother sad.

Riches gotten by doing wrong have no value,

but right living will save you from death.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son maketh a glad father;

But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;

But righteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The proverbs of Solomon: 

A wise son makes his father happy, 

but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. 

Treasures gained dishonestly profit no one, 

but righteousness rescues from death. 

Proverbs 10:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Solomon’s proverbs:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.

Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,

but righteousness rescues from death.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise child makes a glad father,

but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.

Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise child makes a father glad,

but a foolish child grieves his mother.

Treasures of wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

These are the proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes his father glad.

But a foolish son brings sorrow to his mother.

Riches that are gained by sinning aren’t worth anything.

But doing what is right saves you from death.

Proverbs 10:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a father glad,

But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Ill-gotten gains do not profit,

But righteousness delivers from death.


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