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A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. — Proverbs 10:1

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A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

In the original Hebrew

בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּבֵ֥ן כְּ֝סִ֗יל תּוּגַ֥ת אִמֹּֽו׃

Proverbs 10:1
686 BC
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Parents and children
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Religious literature
Medium
Scripture
Time
686 BCOld Testament Era
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The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 10:1).

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