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Proverbs 15:5

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5ggA fool hdespiseth his father’s instruction:

iBut he that regardeth reproof kis prudent.

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Footnotes

  1. ggSee ch. 10:1.
  2. hSee Ps. 107:11.
  3. ich. 13:18. So ver. 31. 32. Comp. Ecclus. 10:26.
  4. kSee ch. 19:25 marg.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A fool despises his father’s instruction,

but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,

but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A fool despises his father’s discipline,

but a person who accepts correction is sensible.

NLTNew Living Translation

Only a fool despises a parent’s discipline;

whoever learns from correction is wise.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A fool will despise the instruction of his father,

but he who guards reproof is prudent.