Proverbs 15:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 15:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 15:20 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 15:20 — KJV
“A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.”
— Proverbs 15:20 (KJV)
Proverbs 15:20 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 15:20
“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”
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“But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:20: son, father, mother
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:20: son, father, mother
“If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:20: son, father, mother
“Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:20: wise, father, foolish
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