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Proverbs 10

Proverbs 10:1

Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son · Proverbs 10:1–32
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Translations

Modern
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Traditional
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Literal
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father glad, and a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Latin
Filius sapiens lætificat patrem, filius vero stultus mœstitia est matris suæ.

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

Notes

Proverbs 10:1

Godly parents feel joy or grief based on how well their child follows wise principles.

Proverbs 10:1–22:16

This section is called The Proverbs of Solomon. It mostly contains short pieces of advice and observations. These sayings often use antithetical parallelism to compare wisdom and righteousness with foolishness and wickedness. The proverbs seem to be arranged randomly, similar to Egyptian and Mesopotamian wisdom literature. Some proverbs repeat:

Sometimes, a group of proverbs shares a similar theme (for example, Proverbs 16:1–11).

Theme notes and profiles

Children and Parents

People

Solomon: Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom

Glossary

Poetry, Biblical Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Children: Good: Make Their Parents' Hearts Glad Children: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Children: Wicked Deadbeat Dads Fool: General Scriptures Concerning Good Children: Make Their Parents' Hearts Glad Kids Mother: General Scriptures Concerning Mothers and Sons Parents: Wicked Children, a Cause of Grief To The Eye: Actions of, Mentioned in Scripture: Winking Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning