Proverbes 15:20

20 L'enfant sage réjouit son père; mais l'homme insensé méprise sa mère.

Proverbes 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.

Proverbes 15:20 In-Context

18 L'homme violent excite les disputes; mais celui qui est lent à la colère apaise les querelles.

19 La voie du paresseux est comme une haie de ronces; mais le sentier des hommes droits est comme un chemin battu.

20 L'enfant sage réjouit son père; mais l'homme insensé méprise sa mère.

21 La folie est la joie de celui qui est dépourvu de sens; mais l'homme prudent suit le droit chemin.

22 Les projets échouent où manquent les conseils; mais ils s'affermissent lorsqu'il y a beaucoup de conseillers.