💡WEB · Proverbs 10:1
What does Proverbs 10:1 mean?
"The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother."
— Proverbs 10:1 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
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Biblical perspective
What does 10:10 mean in the Bible?
John 10:10 is one of the most well-known verses in the New Testament — and it's genuinely worth reading whether or not you found it through a number search.
Jesus says "I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly" — a direct statement about purpose, life, and the difference between what destroys and what gives life.
John 10:10
"The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly."
Psalm 10:17
"Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear."
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