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Proverbs 15:20

20  kA wise son makes a glad father,

but a foolish man despises his mother.

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Proverbs 15:20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 A wise son maketh a glad father:

But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 Sensible children bring joy to their father;

foolish children despise their mother.

Proverbs 15:20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 A wise son makes a father glad,

But a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Wise children make their father happy,

but foolish children disrespect their mother.

Proverbs 15:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 A wise son maketh a glad father;

But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 A wise son makes his father happy, 

but a foolish child despises its mother. 

Proverbs 15:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 A wise child makes a glad father,

but the foolish despise their mothers.

Proverbs 15:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 A child of wisdom will make a father glad,

but a foolish person, he despises his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 A wise son makes his father glad.

But a foolish son hates his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 A wise son makes a father glad,

But a foolish man despises his mother.


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