Proverbios 15:20

20 Los hijos sensatos traen alegría a su padre;
los hijos necios desprecian 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 que pierde los estribos con facilidad provoca peleas;
el que se mantiene sereno, las detiene.

19 El camino de los perezosos está obstruido por espinas,
pero la senda de los íntegros es una carretera despejada.

20 Los hijos sensatos traen alegría a su padre;
los hijos necios desprecian a su madre.

21 La necedad alegra a los que les falta juicio;
la persona sensata permanece en el buen camino.

22 Los planes fracasan por falta de consejo;
muchos consejeros traen éxito.