Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 15:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.”
Proverbs 15:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The eyes of the LORD {are} in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
A wholesome tongue {is} a tree of life: but perverseness therein {is} a breach in the spirit. {A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue}
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
In the house of the righteous {is} much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish {doeth} not so.
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