Thou knowest the will of David my father, and that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were round about him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
Proverbs 10:1 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THE PROVERBS of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish and self-confident son is the grief of his mother. American Standard Version (1901) The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Common English Bible The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child brings sorrow to his mother. Catholic Public Domain Version A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of his mother. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother. |
Thou knowest the will of David my father, and that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were round about him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother :
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but he that is poor beareth not reprehension.
7 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall live. By mercy and faith sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil.
8 Even a fool, if he will hold his peace shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.
Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.
0 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.
The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest after- ward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.
8 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.
2 A passionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sin.
4 He that is partaker with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth one putting him to his oath, and discovereth not.
Smelling sweet of the best ointments. Thy name is as oil poured out: therefore young maidens have loved thee.
6 God hath given to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he hath given vexation, and superfluous care, to heap up and to gather together, and to give it to him that hath pleased God: but this also is vanity, and a fruitless solicitude of the mind.