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Proverbs Chapter 15 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 15:20

A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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BBE Proverbs 15:20

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
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DARBY Proverbs 15:20

A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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KJV Proverbs 15:20

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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WBT Proverbs 15:20


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WEB Proverbs 15:20

A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
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YLT Proverbs 15:20

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20-ch. 19:25. - Third section of this collection. Verse 20. - (For this verse, see Proverbs 10:1.) A foolish man despiseth his mother, and therefore is "heaviness" to her. Or the verb may mean "shameth." "A foolish man" is literally "a fool of a man."

Ellicott's Commentary