Proverbs 15:5

Modern English Version

A fool spurns the instruction of his father, but he who heeds reproof is prudent.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:20

Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and take action. Do not be afraid nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work of the service of the house of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 28:9

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your fathers and serve Him with a whole heart and with a willing spirit, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will abandon you forever.

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness. Let him rebuke me; it shall be an excellent oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is still against the deeds of the wicked.

Proverbs 1:23

Turn to my rebuke; behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains instruction, but he who heeds reproof will be honored.

Proverbs 15:4

A tongue of healing is a tree of life, but perversity therein is crushing to the spirit.

Proverbs 15:6

In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to counsel and accept instruction, that you may be wise in your future.

Proverbs 25:12

Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

Titus 1:13

This witness is true. So rebuke them sharply that they may be sound in the faith,

Titus 2:15

Teach these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.