Proverbs 10:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִשְׁלֵ֗י שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה פ בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּבֵ֥ן כְּ֝סִ֗יל תּוּגַ֥ת אִמּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Mishlei Shelōmōh [pause] bēn ḥākām yeśammaḥ-ʾāb wə-bēn kəsîl tûgat ʾimmô

Grammar Details

• *Mishlei*: construct state, masculine plural - proverbs of
• *Shelōmōh*: proper name - Solomon
• *bēn*: masculine singular construct - son of
• *ḥākām*: masculine singular adjective - wise
• *yeśammaḥ*: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - makes glad/rejoices
• *ʾāb*: masculine singular noun - father
• *wə-bēn*: conjunction + masculine singular construct - and son of
• *kəsîl*: masculine singular adjective - foolish
• *tûgat*: feminine singular construct - grief/sorrow of
• *ʾimmô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mother

Word Meanings

• *Mishlei*: proverbs/parables/similitudes
• *ḥākām*: wise/skilled/experienced
• *yeśammaḥ*: makes glad/causes joy/brings happiness
• *kəsîl*: fool/stupid/dull
• *tûgat*: grief/sorrow/heaviness

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.