Proverbs 15:5

Proverbs 15:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
• New International Version (NIV)A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A fool despises his father’s instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent.

Context of Proverbs 15:5

3The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 4Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life; but crookedness therein is a breaking of the spirit. A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent. 6In the house of a righteous [man] is much treasure; but in the revenue of a wicked [man] is disturbance. 7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but not so the heart of the foolish.

Proverbs 15:5 word by word

אֱוִ֗יל יִ֭נְאַץ מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יו וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יַעְרִֽם׃Read the interlinear

• foolאֱוִיל'ĕvîyl · fool(ish)H191

Cross-references for Proverbs 15:5

• Proverbs 10:1The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
• Proverbs 13:1A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
• 1 Samuel 2:23And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people.
• 2 Samuel 15:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
• 1 Chronicles 22:11Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee, that thou mayest prosper, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he has said of thee.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts, and discerns all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cut thee off for ever.
• Proverbs 15:31The ear that heareth the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
• Proverbs 1:23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you, I will make known to you my words.
• Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
• Proverbs 19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
• Proverbs 25:12An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear.
• Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is [for them] in their calamities.

Commentaries on Proverbs 15:5

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 If instruction is despised, reprove men rather than suffer them to go on undisturbed in the way to ruin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5To be wise, learn from your mistakes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Compare Pr 4:1; 10:17; 13:1-18). is prudent--acts discreetly.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 15:5

• Children
• Pride
• Prudence
• Reproof
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Abomination
• Cheerful
• Continual
• Countenance
• Disappoint
• Disperse
• Feast
• Grievous
• Humility
• Poetry

Commentaries on Proverbs 15

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings