Proverbios 15:20

20 El hijo sabio alegra al padre: Mas el hombre necio menosprecia á 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 iracundo mueve contiendas: Mas el que tarde se enoja, apaciguará la rencilla.

19 El camino del perezoso es como seto de espinos: Mas la vereda de los rectos como una calzada.

20 El hijo sabio alegra al padre: Mas el hombre necio menosprecia á su madre.

21 La necedad es alegría al falto de entendimiento: Mas el hombre entendido enderezará su proceder.

22 Los pensamientos son frustrados donde no hay consejo; Mas en la multitud de consejeros se afirman.