John Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 15:20

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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A wise son maketh a glad father, etc.] (See Gill on “<201001>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 “<201001>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 <203017>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.

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