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Sprueche 15:20

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20 Ein weiser Sohn erfreut den Vater, und ein törichter Mensch ist seiner Mutter Schande.

Sprueche 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.
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Sprueche 15:20 In-Context

18 Ein zorniger Mann richtet Hader an; ein Geduldiger aber stillt den Zank.
19 Der Weg des Faulen ist dornig; aber der Weg des Frommen ist wohl gebahnt.
20 Ein weiser Sohn erfreut den Vater, und ein törichter Mensch ist seiner Mutter Schande.
21 Dem Toren ist die Torheit eine Freude; aber ein verständiger Mann bleibt auf dem rechten Wege.
22 Die Anschläge werden zunichte, wo nicht Rat ist; wo aber viel Ratgeber sind, bestehen sie.
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