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A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
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American Standard Version
A wise son heareth his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
Christian Standard Bible
A wise son responds to his father’s discipline, but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
English Standard Version
A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
King James Version
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
New American Standard Bible
A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
New International Version
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
New King James Version
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
New Living Translation
A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to listen to correction.