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.

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Bible References

Proverbs

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David king of Israel:
Proverbs 25:1
These also are the proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah gathered together.
1 Kings 4:32
And Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs. And his songs were a thousand and five.
Ecclesiastes 12:9
The same preacher was not wise alone, but taught the people knowledge also: he gave good heed, sought out the ground and set forth many parables.

A wise

Proverbs 15:20
A wise son maketh a glad father; but an indiscreet body shameth his mother.
Proverbs 17:21
An unwise body bringeth himself in to sorrow; and the father of a fool can have no joy.
Proverbs 19:13
An indiscreet son is the heaviness of his father; and a brawling wife is like the top of a house, wherethrough it is ever dropping.
Proverbs 23:15
My son, if thy heart receive wisdom, my heart also shall rejoice:
Proverbs 29:3
Whoso loveth wisdom, maketh his father a glad man; but he that keepeth harlots, spendeth away that he hath.
Ecclesiastes 2:19
For who knoweth, whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? And yet shall he be lord of all my labours, which I with such wisdom have taken under the Sun. Is not this a vain thing?

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Proverbs 17:25
An indiscreet son is a grief unto his father; and a heaviness unto his mother that bare him.