Other translations
American Standard Version
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A wise son gladdens his father, and a son deficient in mind shames his mother.
Darby Bible Translation
The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
God's Word
The proverbs of Solomon:+b A wise son makes his father happy, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon's proverbs: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
International Standard Version
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grieves his mother.
NET Bible
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
New American Standard Bible
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
New International Version
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
New Living Translation
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child brings joy to a father; a foolish child brings grief to a mother.
Webster's Bible Translation
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
The World English Bible
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
EasyEnglish Bible
These are the proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes his father happy. But a foolish child causes his mother to be sad.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
New Life Version
The sayings of Solomon: A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
The Voice Bible
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish one fills his mother with sorrow.
Living Bible
Happy is the man with a level-headed son; sad the mother of a rebel.
New Catholic Bible
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son gives grief to his mother.
Legacy Standard Bible
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
Jubilee Bible 2000
(The parables of Solomon.) A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son is sadness unto his mother.
Christian Standard Bible
Solomon’s proverbs: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish and self-confident son is the grief of his mother.
New Century Version
These are the wise words of Solomon: Wise children make their father happy, but foolish children make their mother sad.
The Message
Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.
Good News Translation®
These are Solomon's proverbs: Wise children make their fathers proud of them; foolish ones bring their mothers grief.
Wycliffe Bible
The parables of Solomon. A wise son maketh glad his father; but a fond son is the sorrow of his mother. (The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh his father happy; but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.)
Contemporary English Version
Here are some proverbs of Solomon: Children with good sense make their parents happy, but foolish children make them sad.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.
Common English Bible © 2011
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child brings sorrow to his mother.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son gives his father joy, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
New American Standard Bible
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
The Expanded Bible
These are the ·wise words [proverbs] of Solomon: Wise ·children [sons] make their father happy, but foolish ·children [sons] make their mother sad.
Tree of Life Version
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son gives joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Revised Standard Version
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
New International Reader's Version
These are the proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes his father glad. But a foolish son brings sorrow to his mother.
BRG Bible
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Complete Jewish Bible
The proverbs of Shlomo: A wise son is a joy to his father, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The mishle (proverbs) of Sh’lomo. A ben chacham maketh glad an av, but a ben kesil is the grief of his em.
Names of God Bible
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father happy, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Modern English Version
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Easy-to-Read Version
These are the proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father happy; a foolish one makes his mother sad.
International Children’s Bible
These are the wise words of Solomon: A wise son makes his father happy. But a foolish son makes his mother sad.
Lexham English Bible
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.
New International Version - UK
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.