Proverbs 15:20
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises his mother.
American King James Version (AKJV)
A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises his mother.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
Webster's Revision
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
World English Bible
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
English Revised Version (ERV)
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Barnes's Proverbs 15:20 Bible Commentary
To "despise" a mother is to cause her the deepest grief, and is therefore not unfitly contrasted with "making a glad father."
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