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Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
Proverbs 15:5 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 15:5 in other translations
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
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In context
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools gush out folly.
3 The LORD’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
5 A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
8 The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
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