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Proverbs 13

Prov. 13:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A wise
chakam (Hebrew #2450)
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
KJV usage: cunning (man), subtil, ((un-)), wise((hearted), man).
Pronounce: khaw-kawm'
Origin: from 2449
son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
heareth 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
: but a scorner
luwts (Hebrew #3887)
properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
KJV usage: ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.
Pronounce: loots
Origin: a primitive root
heareth
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
notz rebuke
g`arah (Hebrew #1606)
a chiding
KJV usage: rebuke(-ing), reproof.
Pronounce: gheh-aw-raw'
Origin: from 1605
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Isa. 28:14‑15• 14Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which [is] in Jerusalem.
 15For ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement: when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves. (Isa. 28:14‑15)

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Prov. 4:1‑14,20‑22• 1Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father,{HR}And attend to know understanding;
 2For I give you good doctrine:{HR}Forsake ye not my law.
 3For I was a son to my father,{HR}Tender and an only one in the sight of my mother.
 4And he taught me and said to me—{HR}Let thy heart retain my words;{HR}Keep my commandments and live.
 5Get wisdom, get understanding;{HR}Forget not neither decline from the words of my mouth.
 6Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee;{HR}Love her, and she shall preserve thee.
 7The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom;{HR}And with all thy getting get understanding.
 8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee;{HR}She shall bring thee to honour,{HR}When thou dost embrace her.
 9She shall give to thy head a garland of grace;{HR}A crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
 10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,{HR}And the years of thy life shall be multiplied.
 11I will teach thee in the way of wisdom;{HR}I will lead thee in the paths of uprightness.
 12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened;{HR}And when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
 13Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go;{HR}Keep her, for she is thy life.
 14Enter not into the path of the wicked,{HR}And go not into the way of evil [men];
 20My son, attend to my words; {sup}{HR}{/sup}Incline thine ear to my sayings.
 21Let them not depart from thine eyes;{HR}Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
 22For they are life to those that find them,{HR}And health to all their flesh. (Prov. 4:1‑14,20‑22)
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Prov. 10:1• 1The proverbs of Solomon.{HR}A wise son maketh a glad father;{HR}But a foolish son [is] the grief of his mother. (Prov. 10:1)
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Prov. 15:5,20• 5A fool despiseth his father's correction;{HR}But he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.
 20A wise son maketh a glad father:{HR}But a foolish man depiseth his mother. (Prov. 15:5,20)
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Prov. 9:7‑8• 7He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame;{HR}And he that reproveth a wicked [man], a blot to himself.
 8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee;{HR}Reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee. (Prov. 9:7‑8)
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Prov. 14:6• 6A scorner seeketh wisdom;{HR}And [there is] none for him;{HR}But knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent. (Prov. 14:6)
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1 Sam. 2:25• 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. 2:25)
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Isa. 28:14‑15• 14Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which [is] in Jerusalem.
 15For ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement: when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves. (Isa. 28:14‑15)
• It is the part of true wisdom to own that the more experienced may save me much by instructing me as a result of what has been learned of a road already trodden, and which to me is all new ground. (“Proverbs Thirteen” by H.A. Ironside)
• Contrast Isaac (Gen. 26) with Simeon and Levi (Gen. 34:25-31). (“Proverbs Thirteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A wise son hearetha his father’s instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

JND Translation Notes

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Some read "... son [is the fruit of] his. ..."

W. Kelly Translation

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A wise son [hath] his father’s instruction;{HR}But a scorner heareth not rebuke.