Proverbs 10:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 29:3 : 3 A man that loueth wisdome, reioyceth his father: but he that feedeth harlots, wasteth his substance.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 The rodde and correction giue wisdome: but a childe set a libertie, maketh his mother ashamed.
  • Prov 1:1 : 1 The Parables of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel,
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
  • Prov 17:25 : 25 A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also. 16 And my reynes shall reioyce, when thy lips speake righteous things.
  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of the righteous shal greatly reioyce, and hee that begetteth a wise childe, shall haue ioy of him. 25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.
  • Prov 25:1 : 1 These are also Parables of Salomon, which the men of Hezekiah King of Iudah copied out.
  • 1 Kgs 4:32 : 32 And Salomon spake three thousand prouerbs: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish sonne is the calamitie of his father, and the contentions of a wife are like a continuall dropping.
  • Prov 17:21 : 21 He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
  • Eccl 2:19 : 19 And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.
  • Eccl 12:9 : 9 And the more wise the Preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to heare, and searched foorth, and prepared many parables.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    89%

    20A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

    21Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 17:25
    85%

    25A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.

  • Prov 23:24-26
    3 verses
    78%

    24The father of the righteous shal greatly reioyce, and hee that begetteth a wise childe, shall haue ioy of him.

    25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.

    26My sonne, giue mee thine heart, and let thine eyes delite in my wayes.

  • Prov 17:21
    78%

    21He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

  • Prov 27:11
    78%

    11My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.

  • Prov 19:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13A foolish sonne is the calamitie of his father, and the contentions of a wife are like a continuall dropping.

    14House & riches are the inheritance of the fathers: but a prudent wife commeth of the Lord.

  • Prov 23:15
    77%

    15My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also.

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

    8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

  • Prov 29:17
    76%

    17Correct thy sonne & he will giue thee rest, and will giue pleasures to thy soule.

  • Prov 15:5
    76%

    5A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.

  • Prov 13:1
    76%

    1A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26He that destroyeth his father, or chaseth away his mother, is a lewde and shamefull childe.

    27My sonne, heare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from ye words of knowledge.

  • Eccl 4:13
    74%

    13Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.

  • Prov 28:7
    73%

    7He that keepeth the Law, is a childe of vnderstanding: but hee that feedeth the gluttons, shameth his father.

  • Prov 17:2
    73%

    2A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.

  • Prov 29:15
    73%

    15The rodde and correction giue wisdome: but a childe set a libertie, maketh his mother ashamed.

  • Prov 17:6
    73%

    6Childres children are the crowne of the elders: and the glory of ye children are their fathers.

  • Prov 10:5
    73%

    5He that gathereth in sommer, is the sonne of wisdome: but he that sleepeth in haruest, is the sonne of confusion.

  • Prov 22:15
    73%

    15Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.

  • Prov 6:20
    73%

    20My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.

  • Deut 21:18
    72%

    18If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, which wil not hearken vnto the voice of his father, nor the voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened him, and he would not obey them,

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10Heare, my sonne, & receiue my wordes, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.

  • Prov 10:2
    72%

    2The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.

  • Prov 11:29
    71%

    29He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.

  • Prov 5:1
    71%

    1My sonne, hearken vnto my wisedome, & incline thine eare vnto my knowledge.

  • Prov 29:3
    71%

    3A man that loueth wisdome, reioyceth his father: but he that feedeth harlots, wasteth his substance.

  • Prov 3:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.

    13Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

  • Prov 19:18
    71%

    18Chasten thy sonne while there is hope, and let not thy soule spare for his murmuring.

  • Prov 1:1
    71%

    1The Parables of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel,

  • Prov 23:22
    71%

    22Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.

  • Prov 4:3
    71%

    3For I was my fathers sonne, tender and deare in the sight of my mother,

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23It is as a pastime to a foole to doe wickedly: but wisedome is vnderstanding to a man.

  • Hos 13:13
    70%

    13The sorowes of a trauailing woman shall come vpon him: he is an vnwise sonne, els would he not stande still at the time, euen at the breaking forth of the children.

  • Prov 4:1
    70%

    1Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding.

  • Prov 13:24
    70%

    24He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.

  • Prov 31:2
    70%

    2What my sonne! and what ye sonne of my wombe! and what, O sonne of my desires!

  • Prov 10:8
    70%

    8The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.

  • Prov 14:24
    70%

    24The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.

  • Prov 14:1
    70%

    1A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.

  • Prov 12:25
    70%

    25Heauines in the heart of man doeth bring it downe: but a good worde reioyceth it.

  • Eccl 7:4
    70%

    4(7:6) The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.

  • Prov 14:3
    70%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.

  • Prov 22:6
    70%

    6Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.