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Good News Translation
These are Solomon's proverbs: Wise children make their fathers proud of them; foolish ones bring their mothers grief.

New Revised Standard Version
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.

Contemporary English Version
Here are some proverbs of Solomon: Children with good sense make their parents happy, but foolish children make them sad.

New American Bible
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son gives his father joy, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.

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Proverbs 15:20 A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 17:21,25 A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool. . . .

Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.

Proverbs 23:15,16,24,25 My son, if thy mind be wise, my heart shall rejoice with thee: . . .

Proverbs 29:3,15 A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth harlots, shall squander away his substance. . . .

Ecclesiastes 2:19 Whom I know not whether he will be a wise man or a fool, and he shall have rule over all my labours with which I have laboured and been solicitous: and is there anything so vain?

Context
Solomon's Proverbs: The Wise Son
1Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.2The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.…
Cross References
1 Kings 4:32
Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.

Proverbs 1:1
To know wisdom, and instruction:

Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heareth the doctrine of his father: but he that is a scorner, heareth not when he is reproved.

Proverbs 15:20
A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 17:21
A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.

Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.

Proverbs 23:24
The father of the just rejoiceth greatly: he that hath begotten a wise son, shall have joy in him.

Proverbs 27:11
Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.

Proverbs 29:3
A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth harlots, shall squander away his substance.

Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will, bringeth his mother to shame.

Proverbs 29:17
Instruct thy son and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.

Proverbs 9:18
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