Proverbs 10:1

American Standard Version (1901)

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 wasteth [his] substance.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
  • 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 thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine: 16 Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him. 25 Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.
  • Prov 25:1 : 1 These also are 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 will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
  • Eccl 12:9 : 9 And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, 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
    2 verses
    89%

    20A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • 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 will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

    25Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.

    26My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in 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
    2 verses
    78%

    13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

    14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

  • Prov 23:15
    77%

    15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish 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 will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

  • Prov 15:5
    76%

    5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 13:1
    76%

    1A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Eccl 4:13
    74%

    13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

  • Prov 28:7
    73%

    7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

  • Prov 17:2
    73%

    2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Prov 29:15
    73%

    15The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

  • Prov 17:6
    73%

    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
    73%

    15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Prov 6:20
    73%

    20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Deut 21:18
    72%

    18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten 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
    71%

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 5:1
    71%

    1My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

  • Prov 29:3
    71%

    3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth [his] substance.

  • Prov 3:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; 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
    71%

    18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

  • Prov 1:1
    71%

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

  • Prov 23:22
    71%

    22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

  • Prov 4:3
    71%

    3For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

  • Hos 13:13
    70%

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

  • Prov 4:1
    70%

    1Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

  • Prov 13:24
    70%

    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, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?

  • Prov 10:8
    70%

    8The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 14:24
    70%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

  • Prov 14:1
    70%

    1Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

  • Prov 12:25
    70%

    25Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

  • Eccl 7:4
    70%

    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
    70%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Prov 22:6
    70%

    6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.