A fool [a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.
Great wealth is in the house of the (A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.
The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:5 Or despises

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(A)

The house of the righteous contains great treasure,(B)
    but the income of the wicked brings ruin.(C)

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,(D)
    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

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