Proverbs 13:1
World English Bible (WEB)
A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
In context
1 A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
2 By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.
3 He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Proverbs 13:1 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
- KJV King James Version
- A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not 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.