Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises the instruction of his father, || And whoever is regarding reproof is prudent.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
In Context
4A healed tongue [is] a tree of life, || And perverseness in it—a breach in the spirit.
6Abundant strength [is in] the house of the righteous, || And in the increase of the wicked—trouble.
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:1And it comes to pass afterward that Absalom prepares a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty men are running before him;
1 Chronicles 28:9And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind, for YHWH is seeking all hearts, and He is understanding every imagination of the thoughts; if you seek Him, He is found by you, and if you forsake Him, He casts you off forever.
Psalms 141:5The righteous beat me [in] kindness. And reprove me, || My head does not disallow oil of the head, || For my prayer [is] still about their distress.
Proverbs 1:23Turn back at my reproof, behold, || I pour forth my spirit to you, || I make known my words with you.
Proverbs 10:1Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causes a father to rejoice, || And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
Proverbs 13:18Whoever is refusing instruction—poverty and shame, || And whoever is observing reproof is 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 →