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Proverbs 15

Prov. 15:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A fool
'eviyl (Hebrew #191)
(figuratively) silly
KJV usage: fool(-ish) (man).
Pronounce: ev-eel'
Origin: from an unused root (meaning to be perverse)
despiseth
na'ats (Hebrew #5006)
to scorn; or (Ecclesiastes 12:5) by interchange for 5132, to bloom
KJV usage: abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, X great, provoke.
Pronounce: naw-ats'
Origin: a primitive root
his father’s
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
instruction
muwcar (Hebrew #4148)
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
KJV usage: bond, chastening ((-eth)), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
Pronounce: moo-sawr'
Origin: from 3256
: butg he that regardeth
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
reproof
towkechah (Hebrew #8433)
from 3198; chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
KJV usage: argument, X chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, X be (often) reproved.
Pronounce: to-kay-khaw'
Origin: and towkachath {to-kakh'-ath}
is prudent
`aram (Hebrew #6191)
properly, to be (or make) bare; but used only in the derivative sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) to be cunning (usually in a bad sense)
KJV usage: X very, beware, take crafty (counsel), be prudent, deal subtilly.
Pronounce: aw-ram'
Origin: a primitive root
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Prov. 13:18• 18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. (Prov. 13:18)

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Prov. 10:1• 1The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother. (Prov. 10:1)
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Prov. 13:1,18• 1A wise son heareth his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
 18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. (Prov. 13:1,18)
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1 Sam. 2:23‑25• 23And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people.
 24No, my sons, for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah's people transgress.
 25If one man sin against another, God will judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, for Jehovah was minded to slay them. (1 Sam. 2:23‑25)
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2 Sam. 15:1‑6• 1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
 2And Absalom rose early, and stood beside the way of the gate; and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy had to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
 3And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man to hear thee appointed by the king.
 4And Absalom said, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any controversy and cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!
 5And it was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
 6And in this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. (2 Sam. 15:1‑6)
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1 Chron. 22:11‑13• 11Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee, that thou mayest prosper, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he has said of thee.
 12Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God.
 13Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to perform the statutes and ordinances which Jehovah commanded Moses for Israel: be strong and courageous; fear not, neither be dismayed. (1 Chron. 22:11‑13)
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1 Chron. 28:9,20• 9And thou, Solomon my son, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts, and discerns all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cut thee off for ever.
 20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and courageous, and do it; fear not nor be dismayed: for Jehovah Elohim, my God, will be with thee; he will not leave thee, neither forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah is finished. (1 Chron. 28:9,20)
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Prov. 15:31‑32• 31The ear that heareth the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
 32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul; but he that heareth reproof getteth sense. (Prov. 15:31‑32)
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Prov. 1:23• 23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you, I will make known to you my words. (Prov. 1:23)
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Prov. 6:23• 23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: (Prov. 6:23)
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Prov. 19:20• 20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. (Prov. 19:20)
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Prov. 25:12• 12An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear. (Prov. 25:12)
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Psa. 141:5• 5Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is for them in their calamities. (Psa. 141:5)
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Titus 1:13• 13This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith, (Titus 1:13)
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Titus 2:15• 15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee. (Titus 2:15)
• The young man is very apt to consider his knowledge superior to that of his father, forgetting that you cannot leap over many years’ experience. (“Proverbs Fifteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A fool despiseth his father’s instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.