Proverbs 13:1

KJV

A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

— Proverbs 13:1, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Proverbs Chapter 13 connects to 10 cross-references. Proverbs on wisdom, wealth, and discipline: a wise son hears his father's instruction but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. Wealth gained hastily diminishes but those who gather little by little add to it. Whoever spares the rod hates …

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Other Translations

ASV

A wise sonhearethhis father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

YLT

A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke.

BBE

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

Cross References