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The proverbsמִשְׁלֵיof Solomon.שְׁלֹמֹהA wiseחָכָםsonבֵּןmakes his father glad,יְשַׂמַּח אָבbutוּa senselessכְּסִילsonבֵןis the griefתּוּגַתof his mother.אִמּוֹ
Proverbs 10:1
Study it in the app“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes his father glad, but a senseless son is the grief of his mother.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 10:1, word by word
- The proverbsמִשְׁלֵיmishle
proverb
A short, wise saying.
Where else “mishle” appears- of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- A wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- makes his father gladיְשַׂמַּחyesamach
gladden
To make someone feel glad and cheered.
Where else “yesamach” appears- makes his father gladאָבav
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “av” appears- a senselessכְּסִילkesil
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “kesil” appears- is the griefתּוּגַתtugat
grief, heaviness
Grief, deep sorrow; heaviness of spirit.
Where else “tugat” appears- of his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears
Translation note
Here a new collection begins: two-line sayings, almost always independent of one another.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness rescues from death.