1A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.


In Context

1 A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

2 From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence.

3 He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.

Proverbs 13:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:1A wise son [heareth] his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:1A wise son heareth the doctrine of his father: but he that is a scorner, beareth not when he is reproved.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:1A wise son heareth his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:1A wise son heareth his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:1A WISE son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:1A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:1A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:1A wise son hears his father's instruction: but a scorner hears not rebuke.