Proverbs Chapter 13 verse 1 Holy Bible
A wise son `heareth' his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
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A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
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A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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A wise son listens to his father's instruction, But a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.
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A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1-ch. 15:19. Second section in this collection. Verse 1. - A wise son heareth his father's instruction. The Authorized Version introduces the verb from the second member. The Hebrew is elliptical, "A wise son, his father's discipline," i.e. is the object or the result of his father's education; he owes his wisdom to it. Septuagint, "A clever (πανοῦργος) son is obedient to his father." But a scorner (Proverbs 1:22) heareth not rebuke; one who mocks at goodness and despises filial piety will not listen to reproof. Septuagint, "A disobedient son is in destruction." Compare the case of Eli's sons, and their fate (1 Samuel 2:25; 1 Samuel 4:17).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersXIII.(1) A wise son heareth his father's instruction.--Or, is his father's instruction, i.e., the result and embodiment of it.A scorner.--See above on Proverbs 1:22.
