Proverbs Chapter 15 verse 5 Holy Bible
A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
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A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
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A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.
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A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
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A fool despises his father's correction, But he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
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A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - A fool despiseth his father's instruction (Proverbs 10:1): but he that regardeth reproof is prudent (Proverbs 19:25). The son who attends to his father's reproof dealeth prudently, or becomes wiser. Astutior fiet, Vulgate; πανουργότερος, Septuagint. The Vulgate has here a distich which is not in the Hebrew, but a similar paragraph is found in the Septuagint. Thus Vulgate, "In the abundance of righteousness virtue is greatest; but the imaginations of the wicked shall be rooted up;" Septuagint, "In the abundance of righteousness is much strength; but the impious shall be destroyed from the very root." The addition seems to have been an explanation of the following verse, which has been foisted into the text here.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) A fool ('evil).--See above, on Proverbs 1:7.
