THEOSISProverbs 15:20Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.
בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּכְסִ֥יל אָ֝דָ֗ם בּוֹזֶ֥ה אִמּֽוֹ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 29:3A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth harlots, shall squander away his substance.
- Prov 10:1A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
- Prov 23:22Hearken to thy father, that begot thee: and despise not thy mother when she is old.
- Lev 19:3Let every one fear his father, and his mother. Keep my sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
- Prov 23:15My son, if thy mind be wise, my heart shall rejoice with thee:
- Prov 23:16And my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips shall speak what is right.
- Prov 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, and that despiseth the labour of his mother in bearing him, let the ravens of the brooks pick it out, and the young eagles eat it.
- Ex 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayst be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.