Proverbs 13:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

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  • Prov 10:1 : 1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 ¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
  • Prov 9:7-8 : 7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot. 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
  • Isa 28:14-15 : 14 ¶ Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which [is] in Jerusalem. 15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
  • Prov 14:6 : 6 ¶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth.
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 ¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
  • 1 Sam 2:25 : 25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.
  • Prov 4:1-9 : 1 ¶ Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. 9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 13 Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life. 14 ¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].
  • Prov 4:20-22 : 20 ¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

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    5 ¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 15:12
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    12 ¶ A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

  • Prov 19:25-27
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    25 ¶ Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

    26 ¶ He that wasteth [his] father, [and] chaseth away [his] mother, [is] a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

    27 ¶ Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 15:20
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    20 ¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    31 ¶ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

    32 ¶ He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

  • Prov 4:1
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    1 ¶ Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

  • Prov 9:7-9
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    7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.

    8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

    9 Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 ¶ Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

  • Prov 14:6
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    6 ¶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth.

  • Prov 1:7-8
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    7 ¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

    8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Prov 10:1
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    1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.

  • Prov 3:11-12
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    11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

    12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son [in whom] he delighteth.

  • Deut 21:18
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    18 ¶ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and [that], when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

  • Prov 8:33
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    33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25 ¶ A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Prov 13:24
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    24 ¶ He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Prov 27:11
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    11 ¶ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

  • Prov 21:11
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    11 ¶ When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

  • Prov 10:17
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    17 ¶ He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

  • Prov 12:1
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    1 ¶ Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.

  • Eccl 7:5
    74%

    5 [It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • Prov 28:7
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    7 ¶ Whoso keepeth the law [is] a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous [men] shameth his father.

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    1 ¶ My son, attend unto my wisdom, [and] bow thine ear to my understanding:

  • Prov 29:15
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    15 ¶ The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13 ¶ Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

  • Prov 23:13
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    13 Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

  • Prov 17:10
    73%

    10 ¶ A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2 ¶ A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15 ¶ Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Prov 19:18
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    18 ¶ Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

  • Heb 12:6-7
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    72%

    6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

    7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

  • Prov 1:5
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    5 A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

  • Prov 25:12
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    12 [As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15 ¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

  • Prov 19:13
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    13 ¶ A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.

  • Prov 23:15
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    15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

  • Prov 23:19
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    19 ¶ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21 ¶ He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Prov 10:13
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    13 ¶ In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2 ¶ A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.

  • Prov 21:24
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    24 ¶ Proud [and] haughty scorner [is] his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5 ¶ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.