Proverbs 17:25

A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

Proverbs 10:1

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

2 Samuel 13:1-22

Now David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David's son Amnon fell madly in love with her.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

Ecclesiastes 2:18-19

So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in the hands of my successor.

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