Proverbs 15:5
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Cross-references
Proverbs 15:32 similarly contrasts ignoring instruction with listening to reproof, directly paralleling the theme.
Proverbs 15:31 directly echoes the value of listening to life-giving reproof, reinforcing the prudent response.
Proverbs 10:1 contrasts wise son making glad father vs foolish son being sorrow — same contrast between heeding and despising instruction here.
Proverbs 25:12 compares a wise reprover to gold for a listening ear, underscoring the value of heeding reproof.
Proverbs 19:20 encourages listening to advice and instruction for future wisdom, echoing the prudent response.
Proverbs 13:18 says ignoring instruction brings poverty/disgrace, heeding reproof brings honor — identical logic to heeding reproof being prudent.
Proverbs 13:1 directly parallels — wise son hears father's instruction, scoffer does not listen to rebuke, matching the fool despising instruction.
Proverbs 6:23 describes reproofs as the way of life, aligning with the prudent who heed reproof.
Proverbs 1:23 calls to turn at reproof, promising wisdom's outpouring – a parallel to the blessing of heeding reproof.
Proverbs 5:12 records the regretful confession of hating discipline and despising reproof — the very attitude condemned here.
Proverbs 1:7 states that fools despise wisdom and instruction — matching exactly the fool's attitude toward his father's instruction here.
Proverbs 17:10 contrasts rebuke's effect on the wise vs fool — deepening the principle here that heeding reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 19:25 shows that reproof teaches the prudent — expanding on the benefit of heeding reproof mentioned here.
Psalm 141:5 welcomes a righteous rebuke as kindness and oil, paralleling the prudent embrace of reproof.
1 Samuel 2:23-25 shows Eli's sons despising their father's rebuke — a narrative example of fools despising instruction as warned here.
Exodus 20:12 commands honoring parents — directly opposing the fool's despising of his father's instruction here.
Deuteronomy 21:18 describes the stubborn son who disobeys parents — the same fool portrayed here who despises his father's instruction.