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


In Context

17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel.

19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

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

21 Folly delights a man who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding keeps a straight course.

22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:20A wise son maketh a glad father; But a 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.