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Proverbs 10:1

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Proverbs of Solomon

The proverbsa of Solomon:b

Wise children bring joy to their father,c

but foolish children bring grief to their mother.

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Cross references

  1. a 1Ki 4:32
  2. b Pr 1:1
  3. cPr 15:20; 17:21; 19:13; 23:22–25; 27:11; 29:3

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.