| NETBible | A wise child 1 brings joy to his father, but a foolish person 2 despises 3 his mother. |
| NIV © |
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother. |
| NASB © |
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother. |
| NLT © |
Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother. |
| MSG © |
Intelligent children make their parents proud; lazy students embarrass their parents. |
| BBE © |
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother. |
| NRSV © |
A wise child makes a glad father, but the foolish despise their mothers. |
| NKJV © |
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother. |
| KJV | A wise <02450> son <01121> maketh a glad <08055> (8762) father <01>_: but a foolish <03684> man <0120> despiseth <0959> (8802) his mother <0517>_. |
| NASB © |
A wise <2450> son <1121> makes <8055> a father <1> glad <8055> , But a foolish <3684> man <120> despises <959> his mother .<517> |
| LXXM | uiov <5207> N-NSM sofov <4680> A-NSM eufrainei <2165> V-PAI-3S patera <3962> N-ASM uiov <5207> N-NSM de <1161> PRT afrwn <878> A-NSM mukthrizei <3456> V-PAI-3S mhtera <3384> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM |
| NET [draft] ITL | A wise <02450> child <01121> brings joy <08055> to his father <01> , but a foolish <03684> person <0120> despises <0959> his mother .<0517> |
| HEBREW | wma <0517> hzwb <0959> Mda <0120> lyokw <03684> ba <01> xmvy <08055> Mkx <02450> Nb (15:20) <01121> |
| NETBible | A wise child 1 brings joy to his father, but a foolish person 2 despises 3 his mother. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “son.” 2 tn Heb “a fool of a man,” a genitive of specification. 3 sn The proverb is almost the same as 10:1, except that “despises” replaces “grief.” This adds the idea of the callousness of the one who inflicts grief on his mother (D. Kidner, Proverbs [TOTC], 116). |