Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Proverbs

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
Proverbs 25:1
These too are proverbs of Solomon,
which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied.
1 Kings 4:32
Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.
Ecclesiastes 12:9
In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.

A wise

Proverbs 15:20
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:21
A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
Proverbs 23:15
My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart will indeed rejoice.
Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will take over all my work that I labored at skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

General references

Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.

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