Proverbs 15:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
  • Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother– the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.
  • Phil 2:22 : 22 But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad; 16 my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
  • Prov 23:22 : 22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
  • Exod 20:12 : 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving to you.
  • Lev 19:3 : 3 Each of you must respect his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
  • 1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 and said this:‘The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’”
  • 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 But now don’t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him; make sure he has a bloody death.”
  • 1 Kgs 5:7 : 7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said,“The LORD is worthy of praise today because he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

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  • Prov 10:1
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    1The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 15:21
    83%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 19:26-27
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    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 27:11
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    11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

  • Prov 23:24-25
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    24The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

    25May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.

  • Prov 13:1
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    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 23:15
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    15My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

  • Prov 19:13
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    13A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

  • Prov 29:15
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    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 23:22
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    22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

  • Prov 6:20
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    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

  • Prov 1:8
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    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Deut 21:18
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    18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

  • Prov 28:7
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    7The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

  • Prov 29:17
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    17Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Prov 13:24
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    24The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 19:18
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    18Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

  • Prov 30:11
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    11There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

  • Prov 20:20
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    20The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

  • Prov 17:5-6
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    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 10:5
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    5The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during harvest is a shameful son.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

  • Prov 14:1
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    1Every wise woman has built her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 30:17
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    17The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother– the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

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    3The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

  • Prov 22:6
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    6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

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    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.