And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
Proverbs 10:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 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. |
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: But a scorner heareth not rebuke.
A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: And the father of a fool hath no joy.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me
The rod and reproof give wisdom: But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.