King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 15:5
“A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 15
3
The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
4
A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.
5
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
6
In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.