The Meaning of Proverbs 13:1 Explained

Proverbs 13:1

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

YLT: A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.

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

ASV: A wise son heareth his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 13:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 13

1  a scoffer does not listen to rebuke

What do the individual words in Proverbs 13:1 mean?

A son [heeds] wise instruction of his father but a scoffer not does listen to rebuke
בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא־ שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה

בֵּ֣ן  A  son  [heeds] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חָ֭כָם  wise 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חָכָם  
Sense: wise, wise (man).
מ֣וּסַר  instruction 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מוּסָר  
Sense: discipline, chastening, correction.
אָ֑ב  of  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
וְ֝לֵ֗ץ  but  a  scoffer 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: לִיץ 
Sense: to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly.
שָׁמַ֥ע  does  listen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
גְּעָרָֽה  to  rebuke 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: גְּעָרָה  
Sense: a rebuke, reproof.