Proverbs 10:1

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 29:3 : 3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
  • Prov 1:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
  • Prov 17:25 : 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
  • Prov 25:1 : 1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
  • 1 Kgs 4:32 : 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
  • Prov 17:21 : 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
  • Eccl 2:19 : 19 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.
  • Eccl 12:9 : 9 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.

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
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    20A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

    21Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

  • Prov 17:25
    85%

    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Prov 23:24-26
    3 verses
    78%

    24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

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

    26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

  • Prov 17:21
    78%

    21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Prov 27:11
    78%

    11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

  • Prov 19:13-14
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    13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

    14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

  • Prov 23:15
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    15My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

  • Prov 1:7-8
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    7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

    8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Prov 29:17
    76%

    17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

  • Prov 15:5
    76%

    5A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 13:1
    76%

    1A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

    27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

  • Prov 28:7
    73%

    7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

  • Prov 17:2
    73%

    2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Prov 29:15
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    15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

  • Prov 17:6
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    6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

  • Prov 10:5
    73%

    5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Prov 6:20
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    20My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Deut 21:18
    72%

    18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

  • Prov 10:2
    72%

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 5:1
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    1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

  • Prov 29:3
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    3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

  • Prov 3:12-13
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    12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

    13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

  • Prov 19:18
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    18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

  • Prov 1:1
    71%

    1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

  • Prov 23:22
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    22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

  • Prov 4:3
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    3For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

  • Hos 13:13
    70%

    13The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.

  • Prov 4:1
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    1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

  • Prov 13:24
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    24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Prov 31:2
    70%

    2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

  • Prov 10:8
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    8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 14:1
    70%

    1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

  • Prov 12:25
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    25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

  • Eccl 7:4
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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Prov 22:6
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    6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.