Proverbs 13:1
King James Version (KJV)
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
In context
1 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 13:1 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
- WEB World English Bible
- A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A wise son heareth his father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.