5A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.


In Context

2 The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

3 In every place are the eyes of Jehovah, Watching the evil and the good.

4 A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it — a breach in the spirit.

5 A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

6 In the house of the righteous is abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked — trouble.

7 The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right.

Proverbs 15:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:5A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:5A fool spurns his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:5A fool laugheth at the instruction of his father: but he that regardeth reproofs shall become prudent. In abundant justice there is the greatest strength: but the devices of the wicked shall be rooted out.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:5A fool despiseth his father's correction: but he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:5A fool despises his father's instruction: but he that regards reproof is prudent.