Proverbs 13:1 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A wise son `heareth' his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
World English Bible (WEB)
A wise son listens to his father's instruction, But a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.
| A wise | בֵּ֣ן | bēn | bane |
| son | חָ֭כָם | ḥākom | HA-home |
| heareth his father's | מ֣וּסַר | mûsar | MOO-sahr |
| instruction: | אָ֑ב | ʾāb | av |
| but a scorner | וְ֝לֵ֗ץ | wĕlēṣ | VEH-LAYTS |
| heareth | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| not | שָׁמַ֥ע | šāmaʿ | sha-MA |
| rebuke. | גְּעָרָֽה׃ | gĕʿārâ | ɡeh-ah-RA |