American Standard Version
Proverbs 15:20
20A wise son maketh a glad father;But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 15:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
- New International Version (NIV)A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
Context of Proverbs 15:20
18A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother. 21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going. 22Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:20 word by word
בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּכְסִ֥יל אָ֝דָ֗ם בּוֹזֶ֥ה אִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:20
- Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Proverbs 23:15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:
- Proverbs 29:3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
- 1 Kings 1:48And also thus said the king, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
- 1 Kings 2:9Now therefore hold him not guiltless, for thou art a wise man; and thou wilt know what thou oughtest to do unto him, and thou shalt bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.
- 1 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
- Philippians 2:22But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child serveth a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the gospel.
- Proverbs 23:22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 30:17The 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 20:12Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
- Leviticus 19:3Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:20
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20To “despise” a mother is to cause her the deepest grief, and is therefore not unfitly contrasted with “making a glad father.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20Verse 20 Those who treat an aged mother or a father with contempt or neglect, show their own folly.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. (Compare Pr 10:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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