A fool [a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:5 Or despises

Only a fool despises a parent’s[a] discipline;
    whoever learns from correction is wise.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:5 Hebrew father’s.

20 A (A)wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man (B)despises his mother.

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20 Sensible children bring joy to their father;
    foolish children despise their mother.

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