Proverbs 15:20

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 29:3

He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but he who keeps company with prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Proverbs 10:1

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

Proverbs 23:22

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

1 Kings 5:7

When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given David a wise son over this great people.”

1 Kings 1:48

The king also said, ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day so that I could see with my own eyes.’ ”

Leviticus 19:3

Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you will keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

Philippians 2:22

But you know of his proven worth, that as a son with a father, he has served with me in the gospel.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley will pluck it out, and the young vultures will eat it.

1 Kings 2:9

Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave with blood.”

Exodus 20:12

Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 15:19

The road of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is a highway.

Proverbs 23:24

The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly, and he who begets a wise son will delight in him.