Proverbs 15:20
Proverbs chapter 15 · verse 20 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
KJV
King James Version · 1611A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 30:17
The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.
- Philippians 2:22
But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child serveth a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the gospel.
- Exodus 20:12
Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
- Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Proverbs 29:3
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
- 1 Kings 1:48
And also thus said the king, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.