Proverbs 15:5
Only a foolish son despises his father's instruction, but one who accepts correction is sensible.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
In Context
4Gentle words are a source of life, but telling lies does a lot of damage.
6There's plenty of treasure where good people live, but the income of the wicked brings them trouble.
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:1Sometime later, Absalom got himself a chariot with horses, and fifty men as bodyguards to run ahead of him.
1 Chronicles 28:9Solomon my son, get to know the God of your father. Serve him with complete dedication and with a willing mind, for the Lord examines every motivation and understands the intention of every thought. If you look for him, you will find him; but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.
Psalms 141:5Let a good person punish me in love—let them correct me. It will be like an anointing—I won't refuse it. But I still pray against those who do evil.
Proverbs 1:23Pay attention to my warnings, and I'll pour out my deepest thoughts to you—I'll explain what I know to you.
Proverbs 10:1Solomon's proverbs. A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid son only brings his mother grief.
Proverbs 13:18Poverty and disgrace come to those who ignore instruction, but those who accept correction are honored.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:5
4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. Note, 1. A good tongue is healing, healing to wounded consciences by comforting them, to sin-sick souls by convincing them, to peace and love when it is broken by accommodating differences, compromising matters in variance, and reconciling parties at variance; this is the healing of the tongue, which is a tree of life, the leaves of which have a sanative virtue, Rev. xxii. 2 . He that knows how to discourse will make the… Read the whole commentary →