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Proverbs 10:1

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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מִשְׁלֵ֗יmishlebywordמָשָׁלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “byword”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4912properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)byword, like, parable, proverb.שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥הshelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.בֵּ֣ןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […חָ֭כָםchakhamwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).יְשַׂמַּחyesamachbe gladשָׂמַחverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be glad”, an unfinished actionH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.אָ֑בavfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “father”, the ordinary formH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וּבֵ֥ןuvenand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […כְּ֝סִ֗ילkesilfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).תּוּגַ֥תtugatheavinessתּוּגָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “heaviness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8424depression (of spirits); concretely a griefheaviness, sorrow.אִמּֽוֹimvomotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Young’s Literal Translation

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.

World English Bible

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Darby Translation

The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Douay-Rheims

A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A wise son makes his father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱὸς σοφὸς εὐφραίνει πατέρα, υἱὸς δὲ ἄφρων λύπη τῇ μητρί.