Proverbs 10:1

Proverbs 10:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
• New International Version (NIV)The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Context of Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother. 2Treasures of wickedness and ill-gotten gains do not profit, But righteousness and moral integrity in daily life rescues from death. 3The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger [God will meet all his needs], But He will reject and cast away the craving of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:1 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The proverbsמָשָׁלmâshâl · proverbH4912
• of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• A wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• maketh a gladשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• but a foolishכְּסִילkesîyl · foolH3684
• the heavinessתּוּגָהtûgâh · griefH8424
• of his motherאֵם'êm · motherH517

Cross-references for Proverbs 10:1

• Proverbs 15:20A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
• Proverbs 17:21He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.
• Proverbs 19:13A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
• Proverbs 23:15My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will also be glad;
• Proverbs 29:3A man who loves [skillful and godly] wisdom makes his father joyful, But he who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
• Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is vanity (futility, self-conceit).

Commentaries on Proverbs 10:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The proverbs of Solomon - Some ancient MSS. of the Vulgate have Proverbiorum liber secundus, "The second book of the Proverbs." The preceding nine chapters can only be considered as an introduction, if indeed they may be said to make even a part, of the proverbs of Solomon, which appear to commence only at the tenth chapter. A wise son maketh a glad father - The parallels in this and several of the succeeding chapters are those which Bishop Lowth calls…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1See the Introduction.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Through the whole of the Proverbs, we are to look for somewhat beyond the first sense the passage may imply, and this we shall find to be Christ. He is the Wisdom so often spoken of in this book. Verse 1 The comfort of parents much depends on their children; and this suggests to both, motives to their duties.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This section is called The Proverbs of Solomon. It mostly contains short pieces of advice and observations. These sayings often use antithetical parallelism to compare wisdom and righteousness with foolishness and wickedness. The proverbs seem to be arranged randomly, similar to Egyptian and Mesopotamian wisdom literature. Some proverbs repeat: Proverbs 6:10–11 and 24:33–34 Proverbs 14:12 and 16:25 Proverbs 18:8 and 26:22 Proverbs 19:24 and 26:15 Proverbs…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. wise [and] foolish--as they follow or reject the precepts of wisdom. maketh ... father--or, "gladdens a father." heaviness--or, "grief."Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 10:1

• Children
• Fool
• Mother
• Young Men

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Commentaries on Proverbs 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings