American Standard Version (1901)
A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament
ASV Byzantine Text
A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Asang Khongca Bible
Palungha capa mah ampa to anghoesak; toe kamthu loe amno to hnaphnae.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
Ca aka cueih loh a napa ko a hoe sak tih, tongpa aka ang loh a manu a hnaep.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Ca aka cueih loh a napa ko a hoe sak tih, tongpa aka ang loh a manu a hnaep.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
O ke keiki akamai, hoohauoli oia i kona makuakane; O ke kanaka lapuwale, hoowahawaha oia i kona makuwahine.
English Berean Standard Bible
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Yon pitit byen elve fè kè papa l' kontan. Men, yon moun ki san konprann meprize manman l'.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
Filius sapiens lætificat patrem, et stultus homo despicit matrem suam.
Bible in Basic English
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
Un fils sage réjouit son père, mais l’homme insensé méprise sa mère.
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
Syn moudrý obveseluje otce, bláznivý pak člověk pohrdá matkou svou.
Kosraean Bible
Sie tulik lalmwetmet el akenganye papa tumal. Sie tulik lalfon el pilesru nina kial.
World Portuguese Bible
O filho sábio alegra a seu pai, mas o homem tolo despreza a sua mãe.
Romanian BTF Bible
Un fiu înțelept face veselie tatălui, dar un om prost disprețuiește pe mama sa.
Brenton English Septuagint
A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
Burmese Common Language Bible
ပညာရှိသောသားသည်အဘဝမ်းမြောက်ခြင်း အကြောင်းဖြစ်၏။ မိုက်သောသားမူကား၊ မိမိအမိကို မထီမဲ့မြင်ပြုတတ်၏။
Darby Translation
A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Ein weiser Sohn erfreut den Vater, aber ein törichter Mensch verachtet seine Mutter.
Dutch Bible 1917
Een wijs zoon zal den vader verblijden; maar een zot mens veracht zijn moeder.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
Een verstandig kind is een vreugde voor zijn vader, Een dwaas mens minacht zijn moeder.
Italian Diodati Bible
Il figliuol savio rallegra il padre ; Ma l'uomo stolto sprezza sua madre.
Douay-Rheims 1899
A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.
Geneva Bible 1599
A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Noyes Bible
A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Danish Bible 1931
Viis Søn glæder sin Fader, Tåbe til Menneske foragter sin Moder.
Leeser Tanakh
A wise son causeth his father to rejoice; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
King James Version
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
King James Version + Apocrypha
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Con khôn ngoan làm vui vẻ cha nó; Còn đứa ngu muội khinh bỉ mẹ mình.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Revised West Version
ʻOku fakafiefiaʻi ʻae tamai ʻe he foha ʻoku poto: ka ʻoku fehiʻa ʻae tangata vale ki heʻene faʻē.
French Ostervald Bible
L'enfant sage réjouit son père; mais l'homme insensé méprise sa mère.
Esperanto Bible
Saĝa filo ĝojigas la patron; Sed homo malsaĝa estas malhonoro por sia patrino.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
Un fils sage fait la joie de son père, Et un homme insensé méprise sa mère.
German Luther Bible 1912
Ein weiser Sohn erfreut den Vater, und ein törichter Mensch ist seiner Mutter Schande.
LXX2012 U. S. English
A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
British English Septuagint 2012
A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
Majority Standard BIble
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Webster Bible
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Revised Version
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Italian Riveduta Bible
Il figliuol savio rallegra il padre, ma l’uomo stolto disprezza sua madre.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Un fils sage fait la joie de son père, mais un homme insensé méprise sa mère.
Reina Valera 1909
El hijo sabio alegra al padre: mas el hombre necio menosprecia á su madre.
Spanish BLL
El hijo sabio hace feliz a su padre, pero el hijo necio desprecia a su madre.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
El hijo sabio alegra al padre, mas el hombre necio menosprecia a su madre.
Croatian Bible
Mudar sin veseli oca, a bezumnik prezire majku svoju.
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Mudar je sin radost ocu, a čovek bezuman prezire mater svoju.
German Textbibel
Ein weiser Sohn macht dem Vater Freude, aber ein Thor von einem Menschen verachtet seine Mutter.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
A wise son gladdens his father; But a foolish son sneers at his mother.
Hebrew OT (WLC)
בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּכְסִ֥יל אָ֝דָ֗ם בּוֹזֶ֥ה אִמּֽוֹ׃
World English Bible
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
World English Bible (Catholic)
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
World English Bible British Edition
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
World English Bible Classic
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
World English Bible Updated
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
World Messianic Bible
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
World Messianic Bible British Edition
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Young's Literal Translation
A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
SEPTUAGINTA
υἱὸς σοφὸς εὐφραίνει πατέρα, υἱὸς δὲ ἄφρων μυκτηρίζει μητέρα αὐτοῦ.
Brenton Septuagint
Υἱὸς σοφὸς εὐφραίνει πατέρα, υἱὸς δὲ ἄφρων μυκτηρίζει μητέρα αὐτοῦ.
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Ун фиу ынцелепт есте букурия татэлуй сэу, дар ун ом несокотит диспрецуеште пе мама са.
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
Розумний син отця свого возвеселяє, дурний же чоловік і матїрю помітає.
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
Розумний син отця свого возвеселяє, дурний же чоловік і матїрю помітає.
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Мудар је син радост оцу, а човек безуман презире матер своју.
Russian Synodal Bible
Мудрый сын радует отца, а глупый человек пренебрегает мать свою.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּכְסִ֥יל אָ֝דָ֗ם בֹּוזֶ֥ה אִמֹּֽו׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
בן חכם ישמח אב וכסיל אדם בוזה אמו׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
اَلِٱبْنُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ يَسُرُّ أَبَاهُ، وَٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْجَاهِلُ يَحْتَقِرُ أُمَّهُ.
Old Persion Version Bible
پسر حکیم پدر را شادمان میسازد، اما مرداحمق مادر خویش را حقیر میشمارد.
Judson Burmese Bible
ပညာရှိ သောသား သည်အဘ ဝမ်းမြောက် ခြင်း အကြောင်းဖြစ်၏။ မိုက် သောသား မူကား ၊ မိမိ အမိ ကို မထီမဲ့မြင် ပြုတတ်၏။
Korean Bible 1910
지혜로운 아들은 아비를 즐겁게 하여도 미련한 자는 어미를 업신여기느니라
Japanese Freedom Bible
知恵のある息子は父を喜ばせるが、 愚かな者は母を侮る。
World Chinese Bible
智慧的儿子使父亲欢喜， 愚昧的人却藐视母亲。
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
智慧子使父亲喜乐； 愚昧人藐视母亲。
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
智慧子使父親喜樂； 愚昧人藐視母親。
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
O filho sábio alegra ao pai, mas o homem tolo despreza a sua mãe.
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Mashi Bible
Omwâna murhimanya ye mushagalusa w’îshe, muhwinja ogaya nnina.
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
Ein weiser Sohn macht seinem Vater Freude; ein dummer Mensch aber verachtet seine Mutter.
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
El hijo sabio alegra al padre, pero el necio no respeta a su madre.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
El hijo sabio alegra al padre, Pero el hombre necio menosprecia a su madre.
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
A ben chacham maketh glad an av, but a kesil adam despiseth immo.
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