Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 10:1 : 1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
- Prov 29:3 : 3 A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.
- Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.
- Phil 2:22 : 22 But his quality is clear to you; how, as a child is to its father, so he was a help to me in the work of the good news.
- Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart; 16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.
- Prov 23:22 : 22 Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
- Exod 20:12 : 12 Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
- Lev 19:3 : 3 Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
- 1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 Then the king said, May the God of Israel be praised, who has given one of my seed to be king in my place this day and has let my eyes see it.
- 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him; see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood.
- 1 Kgs 5:7 : 7 And these words of Solomon made Hiram glad, and he said, Now may the Lord be praised who has given to David a wise son to be king over this great people.
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1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
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21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.
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5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
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21 He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
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27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.
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11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.
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24 The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.
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1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
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15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;
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13 A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
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22 Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
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15 Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.
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20 My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:
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8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:
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17 Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.
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20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
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16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
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17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
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24 He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
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3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.
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18 Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.
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