Proverbs 15:20

Coverdale Bible (1535)

A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete body shameth his mother.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 These are prouerbes of Salomon. A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete sonne is the heuynesse of his mother.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 Who so loueth wy?dome, maketh his father a glad man: but he yt kepeth harlottes, spedeth awaye yt he hath.
  • Prov 30:17 : 17 Who so laugheth his father to scorne, and setteth his mothers commaudement at naught: the rauens pycke out his eyes in the valley, and deuoured be he of the yongle Aegles.
  • Phil 2:22 : 22 But ye knowe the profe of him: for as a childe vnto the father, so hath he mynistred vnto me in the Gospell.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My sonne, yf yi herte receaue wy?dome, my herte also shal reioyce: 16 yee my reynes shalbe very glad, yf yi lyppes speake the thinge yt is right.
  • Prov 23:22 : 22 Geue eare vnto thy father that begat the, and despyse not thy mother whan she is olde.
  • Exod 20:12 : 12 Honoure thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest lyue longe in the londe, which the LORDE thy God shal geue the.
  • Lev 19:3 : 3 Euery one feare his father and his mother. Kepe my holy dayes: for I am the LORDE youre God.
  • 1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 Morouer ye kynge hath sayde thus: Praysed be ye LORDE God of Israel, which this daye hath made one to syt vpon my seate, that myne eyes haue sene it.
  • 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 But suffre not thou him to be vngiltye, for thou art a wyse man, and shalt wel knowe what thou oughtest to do vnto him, that thou mayest brynge his graye heer downe to the graue with bloude.
  • 1 Kgs 5:7 : 7 Whan Hiram herde the wordes of Salomon, he was very glad, and sayde: Praysed be the LORDE this daye, which hath geuen Dauid a wyse sonne ouer this greate people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:1
    89%

    1These are prouerbes of Salomon. A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete sonne is the heuynesse of his mother.

  • Prov 17:25
    86%

    25An vndiscrete sonne is a grefe vnto his father, and heuynesse vnto his mother yt bare him.

  • Prov 15:21
    83%

    21A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.

  • Prov 15:5
    83%

    5A foole despyseth his fathers correccion, but he yt taketh hede whan he is reproued, shal haue ye more vnderstodinge.

  • Prov 17:21
    81%

    21An vnwyse body bryngeth himselfe in to sorowe, and ye father of a foole can haue no ioye.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    81%

    26He yt hurteth his father or shuteth out his mother, is a shamefull & an vnworthy sonne.

    27My sonne, heare nomore the doctrine yt leadeth the awaye from the wordes of vnderstondinge.

  • Prov 27:11
    79%

    11My sonne, be wyse, and thou shalt make me a glad herte: so that I shal make answere vnto my rebukers.

  • Prov 23:24-25
    2 verses
    78%

    24(for a righteous father is maruelous glad of a wyse sonne, & delyteth in hi)

    25so shal thy father be glad, and thy mother that bare the, shal reioyse.

  • Prov 13:1
    78%

    1A wyse sonne wyll receaue his fathers warnynge, but he yt is scornefull, wyll not heare when he is reproued.

  • Prov 23:15
    78%

    15My sonne, yf yi herte receaue wy?dome, my herte also shal reioyce:

  • Prov 19:13
    78%

    13An vndiscrete sonne is ye heuynes of his father, & a braulynge wife is like the topp of an house, where thorow it is euer droppynge.

  • Prov 29:15
    77%

    15The rodde and correccion mynistre wy?dome, but yf a childe be not loked vnto, he bryngeth his mother to shame.

  • Prov 23:22
    77%

    22Geue eare vnto thy father that begat the, and despyse not thy mother whan she is olde.

  • Prov 22:15
    77%

    15Foolishnes sticketh in the herte of ye lad, but ye rod of correccion driueth it awaye.

  • Prov 6:20
    77%

    20My sonne, kepe thy fathers comaundemetes, & forsake not ye lawe of thy mother.

  • Prov 1:8
    77%

    8My sonne, heare thy fathers doctryne, and forsake not the lawe of yi mother:

  • Deut 21:18
    77%

    18Yf eny man haue a stubborne and dishobedient sonne, which herkeneth not vnto the voyce of his father, and mother, and whan they teach him nurtoure, wyll not folowe them,

  • Prov 15:19
    76%

    19The waye of ye slouthfull is full of thornes, but ye strete of the rightuous is well clensed.

  • Prov 28:7
    76%

    7Whoso kepeth the lawe, is a childe of vnderstondinge: but he yt fedeth ryotous men, shameth his father.

  • Prov 17:2
    76%

    2A discrete seruaut shal haue more rule then the sonnes yt haue no wysdome, and shal haue like heretage wt the brethren.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15Loke what a foole taketh in honde, he thinketh it well done: but he that is wyse, wyl be couceled.

    16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haist, but a discrete man forgeueth wronge.

  • Eccl 4:13
    75%

    13A poore childe beynge wyse, is better then an olde kinge, that doteth, and can not bewarre in tyme to come.

  • Prov 29:17
    75%

    17Nurtoure thy sonne with correccion, and he shal comforte the, yee he shal do the good at thine hert.

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth vp all.

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

    16A wyse man doth all thinges with discrecion, but a foole wil declare his foly.

  • Prov 14:8
    74%

    8The wy?dome of him that hath vnderstondinge is, to take hede vnto his waye, but the foolishnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16A wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.

    17An vnpacient man handeleth foolishly, but he that is well aduysed, doth other wayes.

  • Prov 11:29
    74%

    29Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his owne house, he shal haue wynde for his heretage, and the foole shal be seruaunt to the wyse.

  • Prov 13:24
    74%

    24He that spareth the rodde, hateth his sonne: but who so loueth him, holdeth him euer in nurtoure.

  • Prov 19:3
    74%

    3Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his waye, & then is his herte vnpacient agaynst the LORDE.

  • Prov 19:18
    74%

    18Chaste yi sonne whyle there is hope, but let not yi soule be moued to slaye hi.

  • Prov 30:11
    74%

    11He that bryngeth vp an euell reporte vpo the generacion of his father and mother, is not worthy to be commended.

  • Prov 20:20
    73%

    20Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the myddest of darcknesse.

  • Prov 17:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Who so laugheth ye poore to scorne, blasphemeth his maker: and he yt is glad of another mans hurte, shal not be vnpunyshed.

    6Childers children are a worshipe vnto the elders, and the fathers are the honor of the children.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.

  • Prov 10:5
    73%

    5Who so gathereth in Sommer, is wyse: but he that is slogish in haruest, bringeth himself to confucion.

  • Prov 29:20
    73%

    20Yf thou seyst a man that is haistie to speake vnaduysed, thou mayest trust a foole more then him.

  • Prov 3:35
    73%

    35The wyse shal haue honor in possession, but shame is the promocio that fooles shal haue.

  • Prov 14:1
    73%

    1A wyse woma vpholdeth hir house, but a foolish wife plucketh it downe.

  • Prov 13:20
    73%

    20He that goeth in the company of wyse men, shal be wyse: but who so is a copanyo of fooles, shal be hurte.

  • Prov 30:17
    73%

    17Who so laugheth his father to scorne, and setteth his mothers commaudement at naught: the rauens pycke out his eyes in the valley, and deuoured be he of the yongle Aegles.

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

    2A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 29:3
    73%

    3Who so loueth wy?dome, maketh his father a glad man: but he yt kepeth harlottes, spedeth awaye yt he hath.

  • Prov 22:6
    72%

    6Yf thou teachest a childe in his youth what waye he shulde go, he shall not leaue it when he is olde.

  • Prov 10:23
    72%

    23A foole doth wickedly & maketh but a sporte of it: neuertheles it is wysdome for a man to bewarre of soch.