Proverbs 15:20

New American Bible - revised edition

A wise son gives his father joy, but a fool despises his mother.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:48

This is what the king said: ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has this day provided one to sit upon my throne, so that I see it with my own eyes.’”

1 Kings 2:9

But you must not let him go unpunished. You are wise; you will know what to do to send his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”

1 Kings 5:7

The governors, one for each month, provided food for King Solomon and for all the guests at King Solomon’s table. They left nothing unprovided.

Exodus 20:12

Honor your father and your mother, that you may have a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Proverbs 10:1

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son gives his father joy, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son loves correction, but the scoffer heeds no rebuke.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the sluggard is like a thorn hedge, but the path of the diligent is a highway.

Proverbs 23:22

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

Proverbs 23:24

The father of a just person will exult greatly; whoever begets a wise son will rejoice in him.

Proverbs 29:3

Whoever loves wisdom gives joy to his father, but whoever consorts with harlots squanders his wealth.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocks a father, or scorns the homage due a mother, Will be plucked out by brook ravens; devoured by a brood of vultures.

Leviticus 19:3

Each of you revere your mother and father, and keep my sabbaths. I, the Lord, am your God.

Philippians 2:22

But you know his worth, how as a child with a father he served along with me in the cause of the gospel.