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13 A wise son heareth his father’s instruction:
    but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

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Wisdom Loves Righteousness

13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
(A)But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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10 Only by pride cometh contention:
    but with the well advised is wisdom.

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10 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

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13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed:
    but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

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13 He who (A)despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

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18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction:
    but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

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18 Poverty and shame will come to him who [a]disdains correction,
But (A)he who regards a rebuke will be honored.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:18 Lit. ignores