Matthew Henry · Verse 1
There is great hope of those that reverence their parents. There is little hope of any who will not hear those that deal faithfully with them.
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
BSB
A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
KJV
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
ASV
A wise son [heareth] his father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
BBE
A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
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