Proverbs 15:20

Bible › Proverbs › Chapter 15 › Verse 20

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

In other translations

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

Hebrew words

בֵּןbena sonH1121חָכָםchakhomwiseH2450יְשַׂמַּח־yesamach-he makes gladH8055אָב'ava fatherH1וּכְסִילukhesiland a foolH3684אָדָם'adama personH120בּוֹזֶהbozeh[is] despisingH959אִמּוֹ׃'imomother hisH517

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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