Proverbs
Proverbs 13:1
1A wise son heeds his father’s discipline,
but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A wise | חָ֭כָם | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| son | בֵּ֣ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| his father’s | אָ֑ב | ’āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H1 father |
| discipline | מ֣וּסַר | mū·sar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4148 discipline |
| but a mocker | וְ֝לֵ֗ץ | wə·lêṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3887 scorn |
| does not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָׁמַ֥ע | šā·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| to rebuke | גְּעָרָֽה׃ | gə·‘ā·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1606 rebuke |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:5 · Proverbs 9:7–8 · Proverbs 15:20 · Proverbs 10:1 · Proverbs 4:1–14 · 1 Samuel 2:25 · Proverbs 4:20–22 · Isaiah 28:14–15 · Proverbs 14:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.