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Pro 15:20

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

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ParallelPro 29:3

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.

ParallelPro 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother.

ParallelPro 23:15

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. {even...: or, even I will rejoice}

ParallelPro 23:22

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

ParallelLev 19:3

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I {am} the LORD your God.

Parallel1Ki 1:48

And also thus said the king, Blessed {be} the LORD God of Israel, which hath given {one} to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing {it}.

Parallel1Ki 5:7

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed {be} the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

Parallel1Ki 2:9

Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou {art} a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

ParallelPro 30:17

The eye {that} mocketh at {his} father, and despiseth to obey {his} mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. {the valley: or, the brook}

ParallelExo 20:12

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

ParallelPhp 2:22

But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

ParallelPro 13:1

A wise son {heareth} his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

ParallelPro 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother.

ParallelPro 23:24

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise {child} shall have joy of him.

ParallelPro 29:3

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.

ParallelLuk 1:14

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

ParallelPro 19:13

A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping.

ParallelPro 17:21

He that begetteth a fool {doeth it} to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

ParallelPro 27:11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

ParallelPro 17:25

A foolish son {is} a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Parallel1Ki 5:7

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed {be} the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

ParallelPro 23:15

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. {even...: or, even I will rejoice}