Verse 1

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son `is' an affliction to his mother.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 29:3 : 3 A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.
• Prov 29:15 : 15 A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.
• Prov 1:1 : 1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
• Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
• Prov 17:25 : 25 A provocation to his father `is' a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
• Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine, 16 And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.
• Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him. 25 Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.
• Prov 25:1 : 1 Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --
• 1 Kgs 4:32 : 32 And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs `are' five, and the chief one;
• Prov 19:13 : 13 A calamity to his father `is' a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife `are' a continual dropping.
• Prov 17:21 : 21 Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
• Eccl 2:19 : 19 And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also `is' vanity.
• Eccl 12:9 : 9 And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes.