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NASB | Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 10:1 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. |
Bible Question: In Prov Chapter 10 it states that a child will bring joy to his father but grief to the mother, why do you think he says grief to the mother? |
Bible Answer: Hi, emvankline... Welcome to the forum! This is a poetic form called parallelism. See how most of Biblical poetry is in pairs of lines? Together the two statements completely present the idea. Note the same pattern in the following verses. You will find this all throughout the OT scriptures. In Him, Doc |
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