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Proverbs 10:1


Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Proverbs 15:20


20
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 17:2


2
A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

Proverbs 17:25


25
A foolish son is a vexation to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

Proverbs 19:13


13
A foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

Proverbs 19:26


26
He who assaults his father and causes his mother to flee
Is a son who brings shame and humiliation.