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Proverbs 10:1

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Wise Sayings of Solomon

10The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise child makes a glad father,

but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.*

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Cross references

  1. *Prov 1:1; 15:20; 29:3, 15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a glad father,

but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Solomon’s proverbs:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.

NLTNew Living Translation

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise child brings joy to a father;

a foolish child brings grief to a mother.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise child makes a father glad,

but a foolish child grieves his mother.

KJV 1900King James Version

The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son maketh a glad father:

But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.