Proverbs 15:5
“A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 15:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
A fool despiseth his father’s correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ein Narr verschmäht die Unterweisung seines Vaters; wer aber die Zucht beachtet, ist klug.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El necio menosprecia el consejo de su padre: mas el que guarda la corrección, vendrá á ser cuerdo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O tolo despreza a correção de seu pai; mas aquele que presta atenção à repreensão age com prudência.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O tolo despreza a disciplina de seu pai, mas aquele que aprende com a correção é prudente.
📖 Proverbs 15:5 in Context
3The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
5A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
6In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
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