Proverbs 15:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.”
Proverbs 15:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 15:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 15:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 15:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.”
Proverbs 15:20 — World English Bible
Proverbs 15:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.”
Proverbs 15:20 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 15:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.”
Proverbs 15:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 15:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.”
Proverbs 15:20 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 15:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.”
Proverbs 15:20 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 15:20 in Context — Proverbs 15
18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
What Does Proverbs 15:20 Mean?
Proverbs 15:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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