Proverbs 10:1
“The Prouerbes of Solomon: A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is the heauinesse of his mother.”
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Proverbs 10:1 Context
1The Prouerbes of Solomon: A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is the heauinesse of his mother. 2Treasures of wickednesse profit nothing: but righteousnes deliuereth from death. 3The Lord will not suffer the soule of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.
- King James Version
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- American Standard Version (1901)
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
- Basic English Bible
The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
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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. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
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Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
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