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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 15:20 - Glad
Proverbs 15:20 - A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A wise | H2450 | חָכָם |
[Adjective] {wise} (that {is} {intelligent} skilful or artful) |
| son | H1121 | בֵּן |
[Noun Masculine] a son (as a builder of the family {name}) in the widest sense (of literal and figurative {relationship} including {grandson} subject: {nation} quality or {condition} {etc.} (like {H1 } {H251 } etc.) |
| maketh a glad | H8055 | שָׂמַח |
[Verb] probably to brighten {up} that {is} (figuratively) be (causatively make) blithe or gleesome |
| father | H1 | אָב |
[Noun Masculine] father in a literal and {immediate} or figurative and remote application |
| but a foolish | H3684 | כְּסִיל |
[Noun Masculine] properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly |
| man | H120 | אָדָם |
[Noun Masculine] {ruddy} that {is} a human being (an individual or the {species} {mankind } etc.) |
| despiseth | H959 | בָּזָה |
[Verb] to disesteem |
| his mother | H517 | אֵם |
[Noun Feminine] a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively); (like H1) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.