Proverbs 15:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:1 : 1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
  • Prov 13:18 : 18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
  • Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise. 32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.
  • Prov 10:1 : 1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
  • Titus 1:13 : 13 This witness is true. So say sharp words to them so that they may come to the right faith,
  • Titus 2:15 : 15 On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.
  • 1 Sam 2:23-25 : 23 And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways. 24 No, my sons, the account which is given me, which the Lord's people are sending about, is not good. 25 If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.
  • 2 Sam 15:1-6 : 1 Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him. 2 And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. 3 And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing. 4 And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him! 5 And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss. 6 And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.
  • 1 Chr 22:11-13 : 11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you do well, and put up the house of the Lord your God, as he has said of you. 12 Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. 13 And all will go well for you, if you take care to keep the laws and the rules which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel: be strong and take heart; have no fear and do not be troubled.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for him, he will be near you; but if you are turned away from him, he will give you up for ever.
  • 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of a good heart and do your work; have no fear and do not be troubled, for the Lord God, my God, is with you; he will not give you up, and his face will not be turned away from you, till all the work necessary for the house of the Lord is complete.
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.
  • Prov 1:23 : 23 Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:31-32
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    31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

    32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

    21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Prov 13:18
    82%

    18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

  • Prov 13:1
    82%

    1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

  • Prov 10:17
    81%

    17 He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

  • Prov 17:25
    81%

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

  • Prov 12:1
    79%

    1 A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15 Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

    16 A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

  • Prov 1:7-8
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    79%

    7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

    8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

  • Prov 15:10
    78%

    10 There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.

  • Prov 17:10
    78%

    10 A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    78%

    4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

    5 Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

  • Prov 17:21
    78%

    21 He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

  • Eccl 7:5
    78%

    5 It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

  • Prov 14:7-9
    3 verses
    78%

    7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

    8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

    9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

  • Prov 10:8
    77%

    8 The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

    3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

  • Prov 19:25-27
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    77%

    25 When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

    26 He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

    27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 16:22
    77%

    22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

  • Prov 15:2
    77%

    2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

  • Prov 13:16
    77%

    16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 5:12
    77%

    12 And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

  • Prov 29:15
    77%

    15 The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

    17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • Prov 23:9
    76%

    9 Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 3:11
    76%

    11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

  • Prov 10:1
    76%

    1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

  • Prov 15:14
    76%

    14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Prov 1:25
    75%

    25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

  • Prov 19:3
    75%

    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 15:12
    75%

    12 The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

  • Prov 12:23
    75%

    23 A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

  • Eccl 4:13
    75%

    13 A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

  • Prov 9:7
    75%

    7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

    16 How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

  • Prov 17:5
    74%

    5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

  • Prov 18:2
    74%

    2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.