Proverbs 13:1
A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
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- Proverbs 15:5 A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
- Proverbs 9:7–8 One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse. Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
- Proverbs 15:20 A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.