Proverbs 10:1
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”
שָׂמַח
To rejoice, to be glad, to exult. Samach. This is the day the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Rejoicing in the day is an act of trust in the One who made it.
בֵּן
a son
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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מָשָׁל
the proverbs of
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מָשָׁל
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
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כְּסִיל
a fool
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כְּסִיל
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
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תּוּגָה
is the grief of
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תּוּגָה
depression (of spirits); concretely a grief
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חָכָם
wise
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חָכָם
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Shelomah, David's successor
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