Proverbs 15:5
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
מוּסָר
mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
תּוֹכֵחָה
tôwkêchâh
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
עָרוּם
ʻârûwm
cunning (usually in a bad sense)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →תּוֹכֵחָה tôwkêchâh
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
Study H8433 →מוּסָר mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
Study H4148 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →Cross References
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the ...
This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until...
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
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