Proverbs 10:1

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Proverbs 10:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

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

2 Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

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Proverbs 1:1

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,

Proverbs 25:1

These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

1 Kings 4:32

Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

Ecclesiastes 12:9

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 17:21

A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Proverbs 23:15

My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.

Proverbs 23:16

My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

Proverbs 23:24

The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

Proverbs 23:25

May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!

Proverbs 29:3

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Proverbs 29:15

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.