Proverbs 15:5 · KJV
“A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.”
— Proverbs 15:5
A wholesome tongue {is} a tree of life: but perverseness therein {is} a breach in the spirit. {A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue}
In the house of the righteous {is} much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
Proverbs 15 — Context
The 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. {A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue}
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.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:31-32
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame {shall be to} him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son {heareth} his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs 19:20
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Titus 2:15
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
1 Chronicles 28:20
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do {it}: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, {even} my God, {will be} with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
Titus 1:13
This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
1 Chronicles 22:11-13
Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.