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New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
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Christian Standard Bible®
A wise son brings joy to his father,but a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son brings joy to his father,but a foolish man despises his mother.
Hebrew Names Version
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
King James Version
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
English Standard Version
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
New Century Version
Wise children make their father happy, but foolish children disrespect their mother.
Wise children make their father happy, but foolish children disrespect their mother.
Amplified Bible
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
World English Bible
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
Geneva Bible (1587)
A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Legacy Standard Bible
A wise son makes a father glad,But a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son makes a father glad,But a foolish man despises his mother.
Berean Standard Bible
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Contemporary English Version
Children with good sense make their parents happy, but foolish children are hateful to them.
Children with good sense make their parents happy, but foolish children are hateful to them.
Complete Jewish Bible
A wise son is a joy to his father, and only a fool despises his mother.
A wise son is a joy to his father, and only a fool despises his mother.
Darby Translation
A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Easy-to-Read Version
Wise children make their parents happy. Foolish children bring them shame.
Wise children make their parents happy. Foolish children bring them shame.
George Lamsa Translation
A wise son makes his father happy; but a foolish son is a disgrace to his mother.
A wise son makes his father happy; but a foolish son is a disgrace to his mother.
Good News Translation
Wise children make their fathers happy. Only fools despise their mothers.
Wise children make their fathers happy. Only fools despise their mothers.
Lexham English Bible
A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a foolish person, he despises his mother.
A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a foolish person, he despises his mother.
Literal Translation
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete body shameth his mother.
A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete body shameth his mother.
American Standard Version
A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Bible in Basic English
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
King James Version (1611)
A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother.
A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
English Revised Version
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A wise sone makith glad the fadir; and a fonned man dispisith his modir.
A wise sone makith glad the fadir; and a fonned man dispisith his modir.
Update Bible Version
A wise son makes a glad father; But [a] foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father; But [a] foolish man despises his mother.
Webster's Bible Translation
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
New English Translation
A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
New King James Version
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
New Living Translation
Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother.
Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother.
New Life Bible
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man hates his mother.
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man hates his mother.
New Revised Standard
A wise child makes a glad father, but the foolish despise their mothers.
A wise child makes a glad father, but the foolish despise their mothers.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A wise son, maketh a glad father, - but, a dullard, despiseth his own mother.
A wise son, maketh a glad father, - but, a dullard, despiseth his own mother.
Douay-Rheims Bible
A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.
A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.
Revised Standard Version
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Young's Literal Translation
A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
THE MESSAGE
Intelligent children make their parents proud; lazy students embarrass their parents.
Intelligent children make their parents proud; lazy students embarrass their parents.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
Contextual Overview
20 A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
wise: Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 23:15, Proverbs 23:16, Proverbs 29:3, 1 Kings 1:48, 1 Kings 2:9, 1 Kings 5:7, Philippians 2:22
despiseth: Proverbs 23:22, Proverbs 30:17, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 19:3
Reciprocal: Proverbs 13:1 - wise Proverbs 17:21 - that Proverbs 17:25 - General Proverbs 19:13 - foolish Proverbs 23:24 - father Proverbs 27:11 - be wise Luke 1:14 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 14:5
And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Isaiah 17:5
It will be like the reaper gathering the standing grain, As his arm harvests the ears, Or it will be like one gleaning ears of grain In the Valley of Rephaim.
It will be like the reaper gathering the standing grain, As his arm harvests the ears, Or it will be like one gleaning ears of grain In the Valley of Rephaim.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A wise son maketh a glad father,....
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but a foolish man despiseth his mother; that bore him and brought him up, and perhaps was too indulgent to him; which aggravates his sin and her sorrow; :-; or causes her to be despised by others, as Jarchi interprets it; such a man's sin, which is great folly, and shows him to be a foolish man, is highly resented by the Lord, and will be severely punished; see Proverbs 30:17. The Targum is,
"a foolish son despises his mother;''
and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, which makes the antithesis more clear; and the Hebrew text designs one grown up to man's estate.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
To “despise” a mother is to cause her the deepest grief, and is therefore not unfitly contrasted with “making a glad father.”
