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Proverbs 13:1
1A wise son heeds and accepts [and is the result of] his father’s discipline and instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to reprimand and does not learn from his errors.
Proverbs 13:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
- New International Version (NIV)A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Context of Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heeds and accepts [and is the result of] his father’s discipline and instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to reprimand and does not learn from his errors. 2From the fruit of his mouth a [wise] man enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is for violence. 3The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life; The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:1 word by word
בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:1
- Proverbs 9:7He who corrects and instructs a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man gets insults for himself.
- Proverbs 14:6A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none [for his ears are closed to wisdom], But knowledge is easy for one who understands [because he is willing to learn].
- 1 Samuel 2:25If one man does wrong and sins against another, God will intercede (arbitrate) for him; but if a man does wrong to the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.
- Isaiah 28:14Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, you arrogant men Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem!
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1A wise son heareth his father's instruction - The child that has had a proper nurturing, will profit by his father's counsels; but the child that is permitted to fulfill its own will and have its own way, will jest at the reproofs of its parents.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Heareth - The verb of the second clause is inserted in the first, just as in the next verse that of the first is inserted in the second. Stress is laid upon the obstinacy of the scorner who refuses to hear, not only “instruction,” but also the much stronger “rebuke.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Verse 1 There is great hope of those that reverence their parents. There is little hope of any who will not hear those that deal faithfully with them.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1A wise son heeds his father’s discipline: Gaining wisdom needs discipline and correction.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-25Pr 13:1-25. 1. (Compare Pr 6:1-5; 10:1, 17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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