Proverbs 15:5
The fool despiseth the correction of his father; But he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
In Context
4A mild tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a wound in the spirit.
6In the house of the righteous is much wealth; But in the revenues of the wicked there is trouble.
Cross References
Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me,—it shall be a kindness; Let him reprove me, and it shall be oil for my head; Let him do it again, and my head shall not refuse it; But now I pray against their wickedness!
Proverbs 1:23Turn ye at my reproof! Behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make known my words to you!
Proverbs 10:1The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 13:18Poverty and shame are for him who rejecteth instruction; But he that regardeth reproof shall come to honor.
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 →