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Proverbs 15:5
Fools reject their parents' correction, but anyone who accepts correction is wise.
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Christian Standard Bible®
A fool despises his father’s discipline,but a person who accepts correction is sensible.
A fool despises his father’s discipline,but a person who accepts correction is sensible.
Hebrew Names Version
A fool despises his father's correction, But he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
A fool despises his father's correction, But he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
King James Version
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
English Standard Version
A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
New American Standard Bible
A fool rejects his father's discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.
A fool rejects his father's discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.
Amplified Bible
A [flippant, arrogant] fool rejects his father's instruction and correction, But he who [is willing to learn and] regards and keeps in mind a reprimand acquires good sense.
A [flippant, arrogant] fool rejects his father's instruction and correction, But he who [is willing to learn and] regards and keeps in mind a reprimand acquires good sense.
World English Bible
A fool despises his father's correction, But he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
A fool despises his father's correction, But he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
Geneva Bible (1587)
A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.
A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.
Legacy Standard Bible
An ignorant fool spurns his father's discipline,But he who keeps reproof is prudent.
An ignorant fool spurns his father's discipline,But he who keeps reproof is prudent.
Berean Standard Bible
A fool rejects his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
A fool rejects his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
Contemporary English Version
Don't be a fool and disobey your parents. Be smart! Accept correction.
Don't be a fool and disobey your parents. Be smart! Accept correction.
Complete Jewish Bible
A fool despises his father's discipline, but he who heeds warnings is prudent.
A fool despises his father's discipline, but he who heeds warnings is prudent.
Darby Translation
A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.
A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.
Easy-to-Read Version
Fools refuse to listen to their father's advice, but those who accept discipline are smart.
Fools refuse to listen to their father's advice, but those who accept discipline are smart.
George Lamsa Translation
A fool mocks his fathers instruction; but he who regards reproof is prudent.
A fool mocks his fathers instruction; but he who regards reproof is prudent.
Good News Translation
It is foolish to ignore what your parents taught you; it is wise to accept their correction.
It is foolish to ignore what your parents taught you; it is wise to accept their correction.
Lexham English Bible
A fool will despise the instruction of his father, but he who guards reproof is prudent.
A fool will despise the instruction of his father, but he who guards reproof is prudent.
Literal Translation
A fool despises his father's instruction, but he keeping correction is sensible.
A fool despises his father's instruction, but he keeping correction is sensible.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
A foole despyseth his fathers correccion, but he yt taketh hede whan he is reproued, shal haue ye more vnderstodinge.
A foole despyseth his fathers correccion, but he yt taketh hede whan he is reproued, shal haue ye more vnderstodinge.
American Standard Version
A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
Bible in Basic English
A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
A fool despiseth his father's correction; but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
A fool despiseth his father's correction; but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
King James Version (1611)
A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but hee that regardeth reproofe, is prudent.
A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but hee that regardeth reproofe, is prudent.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.
A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
A fool scorns his father’s instruction; but he that keeps his commandments is more prudent. In abounding righteousness is great strength: but the ungodly shall utterly perish from the earth.
A fool scorns his father’s instruction; but he that keeps his commandments is more prudent. In abounding righteousness is great strength: but the ungodly shall utterly perish from the earth.
English Revised Version
A fool despiseth his father's correction: but he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
A fool despiseth his father's correction: but he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A fool scorneth the techyng of his fadir; but he that kepith blamyngis, schal be maad wisere. Moost vertu schal be in plenteuouse riytfulnesse; but the thouytis of wickid men schulen be drawun vp bi the roote.
A fool scorneth the techyng of his fadir; but he that kepith blamyngis, schal be maad wisere. Moost vertu schal be in plenteuouse riytfulnesse; but the thouytis of wickid men schulen be drawun vp bi the roote.
Update Bible Version
A fool despises his father's correction; But he that regards reproof gets prudence.
A fool despises his father's correction; But he that regards reproof gets prudence.
Webster's Bible Translation
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
New English Translation
A fool rejects his father's discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
A fool rejects his father's discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
New King James Version
A fool despises his father's instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent.
A fool despises his father's instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent.
New Living Translation
Only a fool despises a parent's discipline; whoever learns from correction is wise.
Only a fool despises a parent's discipline; whoever learns from correction is wise.
New Life Bible
A fool turns away from the strong teaching of his father, but he who remembers the strong words spoken to him is wise.
A fool turns away from the strong teaching of his father, but he who remembers the strong words spoken to him is wise.
New Revised Standard
A fool despises a parent's instruction, but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.
A fool despises a parent's instruction, but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A foolish son , spurneth the correction of his father, but, he that heedeth a reproof, sheweth prudence.
A foolish son , spurneth the correction of his father, but, he that heedeth a reproof, sheweth prudence.
Douay-Rheims Bible
A fool laugheth at the instruction of his father: but he that regardeth reproofs shall become prudent. In abundant justice there is the greatest strength: but the devices of the wicked shall be rooted out.
A fool laugheth at the instruction of his father: but he that regardeth reproofs shall become prudent. In abundant justice there is the greatest strength: but the devices of the wicked shall be rooted out.
Revised Standard Version
A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who heeds admonition is prudent.
A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who heeds admonition is prudent.
Young's Literal Translation
A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.
A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.
THE MESSAGE
Moral dropouts won't listen to their elders; welcoming correction is a mark of good sense.
Moral dropouts won't listen to their elders; welcoming correction is a mark of good sense.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
A fool rejects his father's discipline, But he who regards reproof is sensible.
A fool rejects his father's discipline, But he who regards reproof is sensible.
Contextual Overview
5 Fools reject their parents' correction, but anyone who accepts correction is wise.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
fool: Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 13:1, Proverbs 13:18, 1 Samuel 2:23-25, 2 Samuel 15:1-6, 1 Chronicles 22:11-13, 1 Chronicles 28:9, 1 Chronicles 28:20
but: Proverbs 15:31, Proverbs 15:32, Proverbs 1:23, Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 19:20, Proverbs 25:12, Psalms 141:5, Titus 1:13, Titus 2:15
Reciprocal: Exodus 20:12 - Honour Deuteronomy 21:18 - obey the voice Proverbs 1:7 - but Proverbs 5:12 - How Proverbs 17:10 - General Proverbs 19:25 - reprove
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your descendants as many as the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust on the earth, he could count your people.
I will make your descendants as many as the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust on the earth, he could count your people.
Genesis 15:7
God said to Abram, "I am the Lord who led you out of Ur of Babylonia so that I could give you this land to own."
God said to Abram, "I am the Lord who led you out of Ur of Babylonia so that I could give you this land to own."
Genesis 15:8
But Abram said, "Lord God , how can I be sure that I will own this land?"
But Abram said, "Lord God , how can I be sure that I will own this land?"
Genesis 16:10
The angel also said, "I will give you so many descendants they cannot be counted."
The angel also said, "I will give you so many descendants they cannot be counted."
Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you and give you many descendants. They will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, and they will capture the cities of their enemies.
I will surely bless you and give you many descendants. They will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, and they will capture the cities of their enemies.
Genesis 26:4
I will give you many descendants, as hard to count as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands. Through your descendants all the nations on the earth will be blessed.
I will give you many descendants, as hard to count as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands. Through your descendants all the nations on the earth will be blessed.
Genesis 28:14
Your descendants will be as many as the dust of the earth. They will spread west and east, north and south, and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.
Your descendants will be as many as the dust of the earth. They will spread west and east, north and south, and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.
Exodus 32:13
Remember the men who served you—Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. You promised with an oath to them and said, ‘I will make your descendants as many as the stars in the sky. I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised them, and it will be theirs forever.'"
Remember the men who served you—Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. You promised with an oath to them and said, ‘I will make your descendants as many as the stars in the sky. I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised them, and it will be theirs forever.'"
Deuteronomy 1:10
The Lord your God has made you grow in number so that there are as many of you as there are stars in the sky.
The Lord your God has made you grow in number so that there are as many of you as there are stars in the sky.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A fool despiseth his father's instruction,.... They are fools that despise any instruction that is wise, good, and profitable; and especially a father's instruction, whose love, tender affection, and care, will not suffer him, knowingly, to give any but what is good and wholesome: wherefore to despise it is not only a contempt of his authority, but a slight of his love; which are both very aggravating, and sufficiently demonstrate his folly; and of which he may be himself convinced when it is too late, and say, "how have I hated instruction [and] despised reproof?" Proverbs 5:12. He is a fool that despises the instruction of anyone superior to him in years and experience; of ministers of the word; and especially of our Father which is in heaven, declared in the sacred Scriptures, which are written for instruction in righteousness;
but he that regardeth reproof is prudent; the reproof of a father, whose corrections are to be submitted to, and received with reverence; and especially of the Father of spirits, whose rebukes are in love, and for profit and advantage; yea, he is a wise man that regards the reproof of the word of God, and the ministers of it; and indeed of any Christian, whether his superior, equal, or inferior, as David did,
Psalms 141:5.
