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Proverbs 15:5 — King James Version← Study notes

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.


Proverbs 15:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 15:57 words
HebrewMeaning
אֱוִ֗ילʾĕwiyl
a fooladjH191
יִ֭נְאַץyinəʾaṣ
he spurnsverbH5006
blaspheme · contemn · despise · flourish ···
מוּסַ֣רmwsar
the discipline ofnounH4148
chastening · chastisement · check · correction ···
אָבִ֑י/וʾābiyw
father hisnounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
וְ/שֹׁמֵ֖רwəšōmēr
and one who keepsconjH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
תּוֹכַ֣חַתtwōkaḥat
correctionnounH8433
chastened · correction · reasoning · rebuke ···
יַעְרִֽםyaʿərim
he is prudentverbH6191
very · take crafty · be prudent · deal subtilly
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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