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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to listen to correction.

Context of Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes. 2From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence. 3Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

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 9:7Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.
• Proverbs 14:6The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
• 1 Samuel 2:25If one person sins against another, God may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord, who will intercede for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.
• Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers who rule this people 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

Topics related to Proverbs 13:1

• Children
• Scoffing
• Young Men

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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