Proverbios 15:20

20 El hijo sabio alegra al padre, pero el hombre necio desprecia a su madre.

Proverbios 15:20 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son maketh a glad father
(See Gill on Proverbs 10:1); but a foolish man despiseth his mother;
that bore him and brought him up, and perhaps was too indulgent to him; which aggravates his sin and her sorrow; (See Gill on Proverbs 10:1); or causes her to be despised by others, as Jarchi interprets it; such a man's sin, which is great folly, and shows him to be a foolish man, is highly resented by the Lord, and will be severely punished; see ( Proverbs 30:17 ) . The Targum is,

``a foolish son despises his mother;''

and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, which makes the antithesis more clear; and the Hebrew text designs one grown up to man's estate.

Proverbios 15:20 In-Context

18 El hombre irascible suscita riñas, pero el lento para la ira apacigua contiendas.

19 El camino del perezoso es como un seto de espinos, mas la senda de los rectos es una calzada.

20 El hijo sabio alegra al padre, pero el hombre necio desprecia a su madre.

21 La necedad es alegría para el insensato, pero el hombre inteligente anda rectamente.

22 Sin consulta, los planes se frustran, pero con muchos consejeros, triunfan.