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Proverbs 15:5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 15 · verse 5 · King James Version
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.Proverbs 15:5 · King James Version
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.
Key words (Strong's)
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- despisethnâʼatsto scornH5006 →
- regardethshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- father'sʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- reprooftôwkêchâhchastisementH8433 →
- foolʼĕvîylsillyH191 →
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