“A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.”

Proverbs 15:5 (KJV) |

Proverbs 15:5

From Proverbs 15, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).

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3

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

4

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

5

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

6

In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

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