Proverbs 10:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 10:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 10:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 10:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.”

Proverbs 10:1 — World English Bible

Proverbs 10:1 ASV — 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.”

Proverbs 10:1 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 10:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother.”

Proverbs 10:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 10:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.”

Proverbs 10:1 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 10:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“THE PARABLE OF SALOMON. A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.”

Proverbs 10:1 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 10:1 in Context — Proverbs 10

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

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

3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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What Does Proverbs 10:1 Mean?

Proverbs 10:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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