During his life, King Solomon wrote [24] 3,000 wise teachings and 1,005 songs.
Proverbs 10:1 - Easy To Read Version These are the proverbs (wise sayings) of Solomon: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
During his life, King Solomon wrote [24] 3,000 wise teachings and 1,005 songs.
These words are the wise teachings of Solomon, the son of David. Solomon was the king of Israel.
A wise son listens carefully when his father tells him what to do. But a proud person does not listen when people try to correct him.
A wise son brings happiness to his father. But a foolish person brings shame to his mother.
A father with a foolish son will be very sad. A fool’s father won’t be happy.
A foolish son brings sorrow to his father. And a foolish son brings sadness to the mother that gave birth to him.
A foolish son can bring a flood of troubles to his father. And a nagging wife is like water that won’t stop dripping.
These are some more wise sayings of Solomon. These words were copied by servants of Hezekiah, king of Judah:
My son, be wise. This will make me happy. Then I will be able to answer any person that criticizes me.
Spankings and teachings are good for children. If parents let a child do whatever he wants, then he will bring shame to his mother.
Punish your son when he is wrong, then you will always be proud of him. He will never make you ashamed.
If a person loves wisdom, then his father is very happy. But if a person wastes his money on prostitutes, {\cf2\super [36]} then he will lose his wealth.
The Teacher was very wise. He used his wisdom to teach the people. The Teacher very carefully studied and arranged {\cf2\super [48]} many wise teachings.
Some other person will control everything I worked and studied for. And I don’t know if that person will be wise or foolish. This is also senseless.