Proverbs 10:1

New King James Version

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Cross References

1 Kings 4:32

He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.

Proverbs 1:1

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 17:21

He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

Proverbs 25:1

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:

Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

Proverbs 29:17

Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul.

Proverbs 29:3

Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.

Ecclesiastes 12:9

And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.