Proverbs 13:1

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 listens to his father's teaching. But if you tell a proud person that he is wrong, he will not listen. 2If you say kind words, you will eat good things. But wicked people only want to be cruel. 3Someone who thinks before he speaks will keep his life safe. But someone who talks too much will destroy himself.

Proverbs 13:1 word by word

בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• his father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• but a scornerלִיץlûts · to mockH3887
• hearethשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• not rebukeגְּעָרָהge‛ârâh · rebukeH1606

Cross-references for Proverbs 13:1

• Proverbs 9:7If you warn a person who is proud, he will insult you. If you tell a wicked person that he is wrong, he will hurt you.
• Proverbs 14:6If you only pretend that you want wisdom, you will not find it. But if you are careful, you will easily understand what is right.
• 1 Samuel 2:25If you do something bad to another person, God can speak on your behalf. But if you do something bad against the Lord, nobody can speak on your behalf.’ Eli's sons did not listen to their father. The Lord had already decided to kill them.
• Isaiah 28:14So listen to the Lord's message, you leaders in Jerusalem who rule these people. Do not laugh at what the Lord is doing.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 13:1

• Children
• Scoffing
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Accomplish
• Advised
• Companion
• Defer
• Folly
• Hate
• Poetry
• Transgressor
• Wise
• Proverb

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