Proverbs 15:20
¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 10:1 : 1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.
- Prov 29:3 : 3 ¶ Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth [his] substance.
- Prov 30:17 : 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.
- Phil 2:22 : 22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.
- Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
- Prov 23:22 : 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
- Exod 20:12 : 12 ¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- Lev 19:3 : 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I [am] the LORD your God.
- 1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 And also thus said the king, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which hath given [one] to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing [it].
- 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou [art] a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
- 1 Kgs 5:7 : 7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed [be] the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
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