Proverbs 15:5-12

New King James Version

⁵^(A)A fool despises his father’s instruction,
^(B)But he who ^[a]receives correction is prudent.

⁶In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
But in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.

⁷The lips of the wise ^[b]disperse knowledge,
But the heart of the fool does not do so.

⁸^(C)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
⁹The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves him who ^(D)follows righteousness.

¹⁰^(E)Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way,
And ^(F)he who hates correction will die.

¹¹^(G)Hell^[c] and ^[d]Destruction are before the Lord;
So how much more ^(H)the hearts of the sons of men.

¹²^(I)A scoffer does not love one who corrects him,
Nor will he go to the wise.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps
Proverbs 15:7 spread
Proverbs 15:11 Or Sheol
Proverbs 15:11 Heb. Abaddon

משלי 15:5-12

The Westminster Leningrad Codex

⁵אֱוִ֗יל יִ֭נְאַץ מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יו וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יַעְרִֽם׃

⁶בֵּ֣ית צַ֭דִּיק חֹ֣סֶן רָ֑ב וּבִתְבוּאַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃

⁷שִׂפְתֵ֣י חֲ֭כָמִים יְזָ֣רוּ דָ֑עַת וְלֵ֖ב כְּסִילִ֣ים לֹא־כֵֽן׃

⁸זֶ֣בַח רְ֭שָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וּתְפִלַּ֖ת יְשָׁרִ֣ים רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃

⁹תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֣רֶךְ רָשָׁ֑ע וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף צְדָקָ֣ה יֶאֱהָֽב׃

¹⁰מוּסָ֣ר רָ֭ע לְעֹזֵ֣ב אֹ֑רַח שׂוֹנֵ֖א תוֹכַ֣חַת יָמֽוּת׃

¹¹שְׁא֣וֹל וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹן נֶ֣גֶד יְהוָ֑ה אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־לִבּ֥וֹת בְּֽנֵי־אָדָֽם׃

¹²לֹ֣א יֶאֱהַב־לֵ֭ץ הוֹכֵ֣חַֽ ל֑וֹ אֶל־חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים לֹ֣א יֵלֵֽךְ׃

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Proverbs 15:5-12

New American Standard Bible

⁵A fool ^[a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.
⁶Great wealth is in the house of the ^(A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.
⁷The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.
⁸The ^(B)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But ^(C)the prayer of the upright is His delight.
⁹The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves the one who ^(D)pursues righteousness.
¹⁰There is severe punishment for one who abandons the way;
One who hates a rebuke will die.
¹¹^[b]^(E)Sheol and ^[c]Abaddon lie open before the Lord,
How much more the ^(F)hearts of ^[d]mankind!
¹²A ^(G)scoffer does not love one who rebukes him;
He will not go to the wise.