Proverbs 10:1

The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs

10:1 The Proverbs of Solomon:

A wise child makes a father rejoice,

but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

Proverbs 10:5

10:5 The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son,

but the one who sleeps during the harvest

is a son who brings shame to himself.

Proverbs 17:21

17:21 Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief,

and the father of a fool has no joy.

Proverbs 17:25

17:25 A foolish child is a grief to his father,

and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

Proverbs 17:1

17:1 Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness

than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 1:6

1:6 To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable,

the sayings of the wise and their riddles.