Proverbios 15:20

20 El hijo sabio alegra a su padre;el hijo necio menosprecia 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 es iracundo provoca contiendas;el que es paciente las apacigua.

19 El camino del perezoso está plagado de espinas,pero la senda del justo es como una calzada.

20 El hijo sabio alegra a su padre;el hijo necio menosprecia a su madre.

21 Al necio le divierte su falta de juicio;el entendido endereza sus propios pasos.

22 Cuando falta el consejo, fracasan los planes;cuando abunda el consejo, prosperan.