Proverbs 15:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

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  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father glad; but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
  • Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye that mocks his father and despises 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 you know his proven character, that, as a son with his father, he has served with me in the gospel.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yes, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.
  • Prov 23:22 : 22 Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
  • Exod 20:12 : 12 Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
  • Lev 19:3 : 3 You shall respect 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, who has granted one to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.
  • 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but bring his gray head down to the grave with blood.
  • 1 Kgs 5:7 : 7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be the LORD today, who has given David a wise son over this great people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:1
    89%

    1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  • Prov 17:25
    86%

    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 15:21
    83%

    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Prov 15:5
    83%

    5A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 17:21
    81%

    21He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    81%

    26He who wastes his father, and chases away his mother, is a son who causes shame, and brings reproach.

    27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 27:11
    79%

    11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may have an answer for him who reproaches me.

  • Prov 23:24-25
    2 verses
    78%

    24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child shall have joy of him.

    25Your father and your mother shall be glad, and she who bore you shall rejoice.

  • Prov 13:1
    78%

    1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Prov 23:15
    78%

    15My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

  • Prov 19:13
    78%

    13A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

  • Prov 29:15
    77%

    15The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 23:22
    77%

    22Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 22:15
    77%

    15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Prov 6:20
    77%

    20My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake the law of your mother:

  • Prov 1:8
    77%

    8My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother;

  • Deut 21:18
    77%

    18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not listen to them,

  • Prov 15:19
    76%

    19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 28:7
    76%

    7Whoever keeps the law is a wise son, but he who is a companion of riotous men shames his father.

  • Prov 17:2
    76%

    2A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

    16A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

  • Eccl 4:13
    75%

    13Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king who will not be admonished anymore.

  • Prov 29:17
    75%

    17Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spends it up.

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

    16Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.

  • Prov 14:8
    74%

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Prov 11:29
    74%

    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 13:24
    74%

    24He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.

  • Prov 19:3
    74%

    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 19:18
    74%

    18Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not spare for his crying.

  • Prov 30:11
    74%

    11There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.

  • Prov 20:20
    73%

    20Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.

  • Prov 17:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not go unpunished.

    6Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

  • Prov 10:5
    73%

    5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

  • Prov 29:20
    73%

    20Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 3:35
    73%

    35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the legacy of fools.

  • Prov 14:1
    73%

    1Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.

  • Prov 13:20
    73%

    20He who walks with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • Prov 30:17
    73%

    17The eye that mocks his father and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

    2The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • Prov 29:3
    73%

    3Whoever loves wisdom makes his father glad; but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.

  • Prov 22:6
    72%

    6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 10:23
    72%

    23It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.