Proverbs
Proverbs 15:20
20A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A wise | חָ֭כָם | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| son | בֵּ֣ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| brings joy | יְשַׂמַּח־ | yə·śam·maḥ- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| to his father | אָ֑ב | ’āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H1 father |
| but a foolish | וּכְסִ֥יל | ū·ḵə·sîl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
| man | אָ֝דָ֗ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| despises | בּוֹזֶ֥ה | bō·w·zeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H959 despise |
| his mother | אִמּֽוֹ׃ | ’im·mōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 29:3 · Proverbs 10:1 · Proverbs 23:15–16 · 1 Kings 1:48 · Leviticus 19:3 · Proverbs 23:22 · 1 Kings 5:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.