Proverbs 10:1
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. | The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother. | The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] proverbs of | מִשְׁלֵ֗י | mish-LEI | H4912 | proverbמָשָׁל (ma.shal) 1) proverb, parable 1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism 1b) byword 1c) similitude, parable 1d) poem 1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה פ | she-LO-MOH | H8010 | Jedidiahיְדִידְיָה (ye.did.yah) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14; son of: David (H1732) and Bathsheba (H1339); brother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727) and Nathan (H5416); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); married to daughter_of_Pharaoh (H6547P) and Naamah (H5279A); … |
| a son | בֵּ֣ן | ben | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| wise | חָ֭כָם | CHA-khom | H2450 | wiseחָכָם (cha.kham) 1) wise, wise (man) 1a) skilful (in technical work) 1b) wise (in administration) 1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle 1d) learned, shrewd (class of men) 1e) prudent 1f) wise (ethically and religiously) |
| he makes glad | יְשַׂמַּח־ | ye-sa-mach- | H8055 | to rejoiceשָׂמַח (sa.mach) 1) to rejoice, be glad 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rejoice 1a2) to rejoice (arrogantly), exult (at) 1a3) to rejoice (religiously) 1b) (Piel) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad |
| a father | אָ֑ב | 'Av | H0001G | fatherאָב (av) 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002) |
| and a son | וּבֵ֥ן | u-VEN | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| a fool | כְּ֝סִ֗יל | ke-SIL | H3684 | foolכְּסִיל (ke.sil) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one |
| [is] [the] grief of | תּוּגַ֥ת | tu-GAT | H8424 | griefתּוּגָה (tu.gah) grief, heaviness, sorrow |
| mother his | אִמּֽוֹ׃ | 'i-MO | H0517 | motherאֵם (em) 1) mother 1a) of humans 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) 1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.