Proverbs 10;1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Chapter 10 begins a new collection of the wisdom Solomon. Verse 1 lets us see that there are times when parents have joy and sorrow with their children. Children usually do not realize if their parents are happy until there later years. Parents are glad when they know their children saved and living their life as Christians. On the other hand parents are sad when they see their children living a life that is sinful. This grief is most deeply felt by the mother, who plays a more intimate role in raising a child.
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.