Proverbs 15:20

A wise child ¹  brings joy to his father, but a foolish person ²  despises ³  his mother.

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother.

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

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

A wise child makes a glad father, but the foolish despise their mothers.

A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

A wise child ¹  brings joy to his father, but a foolish person ²  despises ³  his mother.

¹ tn Heb “son.”

² tn Heb “a fool of a man,” a genitive of specification.

³ sn The proverb is almost the same as 10:1, except that “despises” replaces “grief.” This adds the idea of the callousness of the one who inflicts grief on his mother (D. Kidner, Proverbs [TOTC], 116).