Pro 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother.
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The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left {to himself} bringeth his mother to shame.
A foolish son {is} a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. {even...: or, even I will rejoice}
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise {child} shall have joy of him.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
He that begetteth a fool {doeth it} to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, {and} set in order many proverbs. {moreover...: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc}
A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping.
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise {man} or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This {is} also vanity.
These {are} also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left {to himself} bringeth his mother to shame.
Buy the truth, and sell {it} not; {also} wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise {child} shall have joy of him.
A wise son {heareth} his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
He that begetteth a fool {doeth it} to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
A foolish son {is} a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping.
He that wasteth {his} father, {and} chaseth away {his} mother, {is} a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
These {are} also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed {be} the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. {even...: or, even I will rejoice}
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, {and} set in order many proverbs. {moreover...: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc}