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


In Context

17 Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.

18 A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

19 The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

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

21 Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth his going.

22 Without counsel is the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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