Proverbs
Proverbs 15:5
5A fool rejects his father’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A fool | אֱוִ֗יל | ’ĕ·wîl | Noun - masculine singular | H191 foolish |
| rejects | יִ֭נְאַץ | yin·’aṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5006 contemn, spurn |
| his father’s | אָבִ֑יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| discipline | מוּסַ֣ר | mū·sar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4148 discipline |
| but whoever heeds | וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר | wə·šō·mêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| correction | תּוֹכַ֣חַת | tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H8433 rebuke, correction |
| is prudent | יַעְרִֽם׃ | ya‘·rim | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6191 be shrewd, crafty |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:31–32 · Proverbs 13:18 · Proverbs 13:1 · Proverbs 19:20 · Titus 2:15 · 1 Chronicles 28:20 · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · 1 Chronicles 22:11–13 · Psalm 141:5 · Titus 1:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.