New English Translation
Proverbs 15:5
5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
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 the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good. 4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit. A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense. 6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked brings trouble. 7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.
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אֱוִ֗יל יִ֭נְאַץ מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יו וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יַעְרִֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 15:5
- Proverbs 10:1The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 13:1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
- 1 Samuel 2:23He said to them, “Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people.
- 2 Samuel 15:1Some time later Absalom managed to acquire a chariot and horses, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.
- 1 Chronicles 22:11“Now, my son, may the Lord be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God, just as he announced you would.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
- Proverbs 15:31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.
- Proverbs 1:23If only you will respond to my rebuke, then I will pour out my thoughts to you and I will make my words known to you.
- Proverbs 6:23For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
- Proverbs 19:20Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.
- Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.
- Psalms 141:5May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.
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
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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
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