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Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
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Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
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Proverbs 23:15-16
My son, if your heart is wise, My own heart also will be glad,And my innermost being will rejoice When your lips speak what is right.
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Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who involves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
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1 Kings 2 9
But now do not leave him unpunished, for you are a wise man; and you will know what to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to Sheol with blood.”
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Philemon 1:9
yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you— since I am such a person as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—
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1 Kings 1 48
The king has also said this:‘ Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted one to sit on my throne today while my own eyes see it.’ ”
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Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is futility.
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Philemon 1:20
Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
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1 Kings 2 1-1 Kings 2 3
As David’s time to die drew near, he commanded his son Solomon, saying,“ I am going the way of all the earth. So be strong, and prove yourself a man.Do your duty to the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn,