101 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
101 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
101 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
101 Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother.
101 The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
101 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child brings joy to a father; a foolish child brings grief to a mother.
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
21 To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
21 Having a fool for a child is misery; it's no fun being the parent of a dolt.
21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
21 It is painful to be the parent of a fool; there is no joy for the father of a rebel.
(Read Proverbs 17:21)
This speaks very plainly what many wise and good men feel very strongly, how grievous it is to have a foolish, wicked child.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
25 A surly, stupid child is sheer pain to a father, a bitter pill for a mother to swallow.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
25 Foolish children bring grief to their father and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.
(Read Proverbs 17:25)
Wicked children despise the authority of their father, and the tenderness of their mother.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 10:1
Commentary on Proverbs 10:1
(Read Proverbs 10:1)
The comfort of parents much depends on their children; and this suggests to both, motives to their duties.