Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 13:1

בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מוּסַ֣ר אָ֑ב וְלֵ֥ץ לֹא שָׁמַ֗ע גְּעָרָֽה׃
ben ḥakam mvsar ʾab vleṣ loʾ shamaʿ gʿarah
King James Version (KJV)

A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Modern English

A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

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