Proverbs 15:20

The Message

Intelligent children make their parents proud; lazy students embarrass their parents.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:7

When Hiram got Solomon’s message, he was delighted, exclaiming, “Blessed be God for giving David such a wise son to rule this flourishing people!”

Exodus 20:12

Honor your father and mother so that you’ll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you.

Proverbs 10:1

Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother.

Proverbs 13:1

Intelligent children listen to their parents; foolish children do their own thing.

Proverbs 15:19

The path of lazy people is overgrown with briers; the diligent walk down a smooth road.

Proverbs 23:22

Listen with respect to the father who raised you, and when your mother grows old, don’t neglect her. Buy truth—don’t sell it for love or money; buy wisdom, buy education, buy insight. Parents rejoice when their children turn out well; wise children become proud parents. So make your father happy! Make your mother proud!

Proverbs 29:3

If you love wisdom, you’ll delight your parents, but you’ll destroy their trust if you run with prostitutes.

Proverbs 30:17

An eye that disdains a father and despises a mother— that eye will be plucked out by wild vultures and consumed by young eagles.

Leviticus 19:3

“Every one of you must respect his mother and father. “Keep my Sabbaths. I am God, your God.