¹ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; But a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

³ Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; But a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

¹⁵ The rod of correction gives wisdom, But a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, Then my heart will be glad, even mine:

¹⁶ Yes, my heart will rejoice, When your lips speak what is right.

²⁵ A foolish son brings grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.

²⁰ A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

¹ The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

⁹ Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

¹⁹ Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

¹ These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

²⁴ The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

²⁵ Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!

¹³ A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

³² He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.