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Proverbs 15:5

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15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline,

but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.14

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Footnotes

  1. 14 Heb “is prudent” (so , , ); , “is wise.” Anyone who accepts correction or rebuke will become prudent in life.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction:

But he that regardeth reproof is prudent.