Proverbs 10:1
Hebrew Text— Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
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A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline?
Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”
So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.
Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is a partner with a destroyer.
But when this your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.
One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.
The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.
Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs numbered one thousand five.
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
“The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother: the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.
Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.
Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. As he went, he said, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh today, who has given to David a wise son to rule over this great people.”
He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.
Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.