20A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.


In Context

17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

20 A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

21 Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

22 Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Proverbs 15:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:20A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:20A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:20A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:20A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:20A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:20A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:20A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:20A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises his mother.