Proverbs 10:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 10:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 10:1 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 10:1 — KJV
“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”
— Proverbs 10:1 (KJV)
Proverbs 10:1 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 10:1
“A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:1: wise, son, maketh
“Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. offenders: Heb. sinners”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:1: solomon, wise, son
“But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:1: son, father, mother
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:1: son, father, mother
“If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:1: son, father, mother
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