Proverbs 10:1
Solomon's proverbs. A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid son only brings his mother grief.
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2Wealth gained through evil does you no good; but living right saves you from death.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:1The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel.
Proverbs 17:21A stupid son brings grief to his father; the father of a child who does stupid things has no joy.
Proverbs 19:13A stupid son makes his father miserable, and an argumentative wife is like dripping that never stops.
Proverbs 23:24Children who do right make their fathers very happy; a wise son brings joy to his father.
Proverbs 25:1These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the scribes of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
Proverbs 29:15Discipline and correction provide wisdom, but a son left undisciplined is an embarrassment to his mother.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:1
Hitherto we have been in the porch or preface to the proverbs, here they begin. They are short but weighty sentences; most of them are distichs, two sentences in one verse, illustrating each other; but it is seldom that there is any coherence between the verses, much less any thread of discourse, and therefore in these chapters we need not attempt to reduce the contents to their proper heads, the several sentences will appear best in their own places. The scope of them all is to set before us good and evil, the… Read the whole commentary →