Focused Passage

Proverbs 15:5

The LORD Sees Every Heart: Wise Speech, Teachable Correction, and the Path of Life

The chapter moves through speech and correction, worship and divine scrutiny, the heart and knowledge, fear of the LORD and household peace, counsel and timely words, the upward path of life, the LORD's opposition to pride and greed, and the final union of correction, understanding, fear of the LORD, humility, and honor.

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5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.

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Verse 5

Original words

A fool אֱוִ֗יל H191 Noun - masculine singular rejects יִ֭נְאַץ H5006 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his father’s אָבִ֑יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular discipline מוּסַ֣ר H4148 Noun - masculine singular construct but whoever heeds וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר H8104 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular correction תּוֹכַ֣חַת H8433 Noun - feminine singular is prudent יַעְרִֽם׃ H6191 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

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