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Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

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בֵּ֣ןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […חָ֭כָםchakhamwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).מ֣וּסַרmusarchastisementמוּסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “chastisement”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.אָ֑בavfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “father”, the ordinary formH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וְ֝לֵ֗ץveletsand make a mockלוּץconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and make a mock”, the ordinary formH3887properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercedeambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…שָׁמַ֥עshamahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…גְּעָרָֽהgearahrebukeגְּעָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “rebuke”, the ordinary formH1606a chidingrebuke(-ing), reproof.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A wise son is instructed of his father; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A wise son heareth his father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

Young’s Literal Translation

A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.

World English Bible

A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.

Darby Translation

A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Douay-Rheims

A wise son heareth the doctrine of his father: but he that is a scorner, beareth not when he is reproved.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A wise son is instructed of his father; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A wise son is obedient to his father: but a disobedient son will be destroyed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱὸς πανοῦργος ὑπήκοος πατρὶ, υἱὸς δὲ ἀνήκοος ἐν ἀπωλείᾳ.