Proverbs 13:1 · King James Version
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs 13:1 in the King James Version reads: “A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.”. Read it
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Proverbs 13:1 in the Original Hebrew
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A wise
חָכָם
châkâm
H2450
son
בֵּן
bên
H1121
heareth his father'
אָב
ʼâb
H1
s instruction:
מוּסָר
mûwçâr
H4148
but a scorner
לוּץ
lûwts
H3887
heareth
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
H8085
not
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
rebuke.
גְּעָרָה
gᵉʻârâh
H1606
KJV word order, keyed to Strong's numbers. About the lexicon →
Proverbs 13:1 in Other Translations
| KJV | A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. |
|---|---|
| WEB | A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke. |
| ASV | A wise sonhearethhis father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke. |
| YLT | A wise son—the instruction of a father, And a scorner—he hath not heard rebuke. |
| WBT | A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. |
| DBY | A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke. |
Cross References for Proverbs 13:1
Proverbs 15:5
Proverbs 9:7–8
Proverbs 15:20
Proverbs 4:1–14
Proverbs 10:1
1 Samuel 2:25
Proverbs 4:20–22
Isaiah 28:14–15
Proverbs 14:6
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Questions about Proverbs 13:1
What does Proverbs 13:1 say?
Proverbs 13:1 in the King James Version reads: “A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.” Read it in the full context of Proverbs 13, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Proverbs 13:1 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 13:1 is in the book of Proverbs, chapter 13, verse 1, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Proverbs 13:1 shown in?
This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Proverbs 13:1 in the table on this page.