Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 15:20 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.”
Proverbs 15:20
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.
The way of the slothful {man is} as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous {is} made plain. {is made...: Heb. is raised up as a causey}
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Folly {is} joy to {him that is} destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. {destitute...: Heb. void of heart}
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
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