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Proverbs 10:1
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KJ21
A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
ASV
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
AMP
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
AMPC
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish and self-confident son is the grief of his mother.
BRG
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
CSB
Solomon’s proverbs: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
CSBA
Solomon’s proverbs: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
CEB
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child brings sorrow to his mother.
CJB
The proverbs of Shlomo: A wise son is a joy to his father, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
CEV
Here are some proverbs of Solomon: Children with good sense make their parents happy, but foolish children make them sad.
DARBY
The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
DRA
A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
ERV
These are the proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father happy; a foolish one makes his mother sad.
EASY
These are the proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes his father happy. But a foolish child causes his mother to be sad.
EHV
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
ESV
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
ESVUK
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
EXB
These are the ·wise words [proverbs] of Solomon: Wise ·children [sons] make their father happy, but foolish ·children [sons] make their mother sad.
GNV
In this Chapter, and all that follow, unto the thirtieth, the wise man exhorteth by divers sentences, which he calleth Parables, to follow virtue, and flee vice: and also showeth what profit cometh of wisdom, and what hindrance proceedeth of foolishness. THE PARABLE OF SOLOMON. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is an heaviness to his mother.
GW
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father happy, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
GNT
These are Solomon's proverbs: Wise children make their fathers proud of them; foolish ones bring their mothers grief.
HCSB
Solomon’s proverbs: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
ICB
These are the wise words of Solomon: A wise son makes his father happy. But a foolish son makes his mother sad.
ISV
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grieves his mother.
JUB
(The parables of Solomon.) ¶ A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son is sadness unto his mother.
KJV
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
AKJV
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
LSB
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
LEB
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.
TLB
Happy is the man with a level-headed son; sad the mother of a rebel.
MSG
Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother.
MEV
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
NOG
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father happy, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
NABRE
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son gives his father joy, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
NASB
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
NASB1995
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
NCB
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son gives grief to his mother.
NCV
These are the wise words of Solomon: Wise children make their father happy, but foolish children make their mother sad.
NET
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
NIRV
These are the proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes his father glad. But a foolish son brings sorrow to his mother.
NIV
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
NIVUK
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
NKJV
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
NLV
The sayings of Solomon: A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
NLT
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child brings joy to a father; a foolish child brings grief to a mother.
NRSVA
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.
NRSVACE
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.
NRSVCE
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.
NRSVUE
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.
OJB
The mishle (proverbs) of Sh’lomo. A ben chacham maketh glad an av, but a ben kesil is the grief of his em.
RGT
A wise son makes a glad father. But a foolish son is a heaviness to his mother.
RSV
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
RSVCE
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
TLV
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son gives joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
VOICE
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish one fills his mother with sorrow.
WEB
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
WYC
The parables of Solomon. A wise son maketh glad his father; but a fond son is the sorrow of his mother. (The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh his father happy; but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.)
YLT
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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