Bible verse

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

Proverbs 10:1 · BSB

Proverbs 10:1 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 10.

1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

2 Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

4 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

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Proverbs 10:1 in other translations

KJV

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.

ASV

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

ERV

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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