Proverbs 15:20
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 15:20 in other translations
| BSB | A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother. |
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| WEB | A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother. |
| ASV | A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother. |
| YLT | A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother. |
| DARBY | A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother. |
| BBE | A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother. |
| Webster | A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. |
What does Proverbs 15:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
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Proverbs 15:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 15:20
- Proverbs 29:3
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
- Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Proverbs 23:15-16
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
- 1 Kings 1:48
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
- Leviticus 19:3
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
- 1 Kings 5:7
And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
- Proverbs 23:22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
- Philippians 2:22
But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.
- 1 Kings 2:9
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
- Proverbs 30:17
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
- Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
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Context
- Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
- Proverbs 15:20
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
- Proverbs 15:21
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Proverbs 15:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El hijo sabio alegra al padre: mas el hombre necio menosprecia á su madre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Un fils sage réjouit son père, mais l’homme insensé méprise sa mère. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ein weiser Sohn erfreut den Vater, aber ein törichter Mensch verachtet seine Mutter. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Filius sapiens lætificat patrem, et stultus homo despicit matrem suam. |