Proverbs 10:1

World English Bible

The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father;
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

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Proverbs 10:1 in other translations

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

Proverbs 10:1 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 10:1 in context

  1. 1The proverbs of Solomon.
    A wise son makes a glad father;
    but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
  2. 2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
  3. 3Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
    but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.