Proverbs 15:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.

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  • Prov 13:1 : 1 A wise sonne wil hearken to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued.
  • Prov 13:18 : 18 He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouertie and shame: but who so regardeth correction, shall come to honour.
  • Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse. 32 He that refuseth to be refourmed, dispiseth his owne soule: but he that submitteth him selfe to correction, is wyse.
  • Prov 10:1 : 1 A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but an vndiscrete sonne is an heauinesse vnto his mother.
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 O geue eare vnto good counsayle, and be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.
  • Titus 1:13 : 13 This witnesse is true: wherfore rebuke them sharpely that they may be founde in the fayth,
  • Titus 2:15 : 15 These thynges speake and exhort, and rebuke with all aucthoritie. Let no man dispise thee.
  • 1 Sam 2:23-25 : 23 And he saide vnto them: Why do ye such thinges? For of all these people I heare euill reportes of you. 24 Oh, nay my sonnes: For it is no good report that I heare, how that ye make the Lordes people to trespasse. 25 If one man sinne against another, the Iudge shall iudge it: But if a man sinne against the Lord, who will be his dayseman? Notwithstandiug, they hearkened not vnto the voyce of their father, because the Lorde would slay the.
  • 2 Sam 15:1-6 : 1 After this, Absalo prepared him charettes & horses, and fiftie men to runne before him. 2 And Absalom rose vp early, and stoode in the place of the entring in of the gate: And euery man that had any matter and came to the king for iudgement, him did Absalom cal vnto him, and sayde: Of what citie art thou? He aunswered: Thy seruaunt is of one of the tribes of Israel. 3 And Absalom said vnto him: See, thy matters are good and righteous, but there is no man deputed of the king to heare thee. 4 Absalom sayde moreouer: Oh, that I were made iudge in the land, that euery man which hath any plea and matter in the lawe, might come to me, and that I might do him iustice. 5 And when any man came nye to him, and dyd him obeysaunce, he put foorth his hande, and toke him to him, and kissed him. 6 And on this maner dyd Absalom to al Israel that came to the king for iudgement: so Absalom stale the heartes of the men of Israel.
  • 1 Chr 22:11-13 : 11 Nowe therfore my sonne, the Lorde be with thee, and prosper thee, and thou shalt buylde an house to the Lorde thy God, as he hath sayde of thee. 12 And the Lord shall geue thee wysdom and vnderstanding, and shall geue thee commaundementes for Israel, that thou mayst kepe the lawe of the Lorde thy God. 13 For then thou shalt prosper, euen when thou takest heede and fulfillest the statutes and lawes which the Lorde charged Moyses with for Israel: Plucke vp thyne hearte therfore, & be strong, dread not, nor be discouraged.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou Solomon my sonne, knowe thou the God of thy father, and serue him with a pure heart and with a wyllyng minde: For the Lord searcheth al heartes, and vnderstandeth all the immaginations of thoughtes: And if thou seeke him, he wyll be founde of thee: but if thou forsake him, he wyll cast thee of for euer.
  • 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And Dauid said to Solomon his sonne: be strong & of good courage, & do manfullye, feare not nor be faint hearted, for ye lord God, euen my God, is with thee, & he shall not faile thee, nor forsake thee, vntill thou hast finished al ye worke that must serue for the house of the Lorde.
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 I wishe that the ryghteous woulde smite me and reproue me: for it is louing kyndnesse. But let not pretious baulmes breake mine head: for as yet euen my prayer is agaynst their wickednesse.
  • Prov 1:23 : 23 O turne you at my correction: lo I wyll expresse my mynde vnto you, and make you vnderstande my wordes.
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commaundement is a lanterne, and the lawe a light: yea chastening and nurture is the way of life:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 83%

    31The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse.

    32He that refuseth to be refourmed, dispiseth his owne soule: but he that submitteth him selfe to correction, is wyse.

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    20A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother.

    21Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.

  • 18He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouertie and shame: but who so regardeth correction, shall come to honour.

  • 1A wise sonne wil hearken to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued.

  • 17Nurture kepeth the way of lyfe: but he that refuseth to be nurtured, deceaueth hym selfe.

  • 25An vndiscrete sonne is a griefe vnto his father: and an heauinesse vnto his mother.

  • 1Who so loueth correction loueth knowledge: but he that hateth to be reproued is a foole.

  • 15Foolishnes is bounde in the heart of the chylde: and the rodde of correction shall driue it away.

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    15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

    16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.

  • Prov 1:7-8
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    79%

    7The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction.

    8My sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine, & forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

  • 10Correction is greeuous vnto hym that forsaketh the way: and who so hateth correction shall dye.

  • 10One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    4Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.

    5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

  • 21He that begetteth a foole, begetteth his sorowe: and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

  • 5It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:

  • Prov 14:7-9
    3 verses
    78%

    7Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

    8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

    9Fooles make but a sport of sinne: but there is a fauourable loue among the ryghteous.

  • 8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.

  • 3In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.

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    25If thou smytest a scornefull person, the ignoraunt shall take better heede: and if thou reprouest one that hath vnderstanding, he wyll be the wyser.

    26He that hurteth his father, or shutteth out his mother, is a shamefull and an vnworthy sonne.

    27My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstanding.

  • 22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.

  • 2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

  • 16A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

  • 12Alas, why hated I nurture? why did my heart dispise correction?

  • 15The rodde and correction geueth wisdome: but a childe left to his owne will, bryngeth his mother to shame.

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    16A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

    17An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.

  • 9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • 11My sonne refuse not the chastening of the Lorde, neither faynt when thou art corrected of hym:

  • 1A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but an vndiscrete sonne is an heauinesse vnto his mother.

  • 14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • 25But all my counsels haue ye dispised, and set my correction at naught:

  • 3The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • 12A scornefull body loueth not one that rebuketh hym: neither wyll he come vnto the wyse.

  • 1Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • 29Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house, he shal haue winde for his heritage: and the foole shalbe seruaunt to the wise.

  • 23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • 13A poore chylde beyng wise, is better then an olde kyng that doteth, and can not beware in tyme to come.

  • 7Whoso reproueth a scornefull person, getteth him selfe dishonour: and he that rebuketh the vngodly, stayneth hym selfe.

  • 16Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?

  • 5Who so scorneth the poore, blasphemeth his maker: and he that is glad at another mans hurt, shall not be vnpunished.

  • 2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.