Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

English Standard Version
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

New American Standard Bible
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

King James Bible
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon's proverbs: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.

International Standard Version
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grieves his mother.

American Standard Version
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.

Darby Bible Translation
The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son is an affliction to his mother.

Cross References

1 Kings 4:32
And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 13:1
A wise son hears his father's instruction: but a scorner hears not rebuke.

Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 17:21
He that begets a fool does it 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 that bore him.

Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begets a wise child shall have joy of him.

Proverbs 27:11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproaches me.

Proverbs 29:3
Whoever loves wisdom rejoices his father: but he that keeps company with harlots spends his substance.

Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself brings his mother to shame.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

10:1 The comfort of parents much depends on their children; and this suggests to both, motives to their duties. 2,3. Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer him to want what is needful for spiritual life. 4. Those who are fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, are likely to be rich in faith, and rich in good works. 5. Here is just blame of those who trifle away opportunities, both for here and for hereafter. 6. Abundance of blessings shall abide on good men; real blessings.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

CHAPTER 10

Pr 10:1-32. Here begins the second part of the book, Pr 10:1-22:16, which, with the third, Pr 22:16-25:28, contains series of proverbs whose sense is complete in one or two verses, and which, having no logical connection, admit of no analysis. The parallelisms of Pr 10:1-15:33 are mostly antithetic; and those of Pr 16:1-22:16, synthetic. The evidences of art in the structure are very clear, and indicate, probably, a purpose of facilitating the labor of memorizing.

1. wise [and] foolish—as they follow or reject the precepts of wisdom.

maketh … father—or, "gladdens a father."

heaviness—or, "grief."