If instruction is despised, reprove men rather than suffer them to go on undisturbed in the way to ruin.
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Proverbs 15:5
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1-33Proverbs 15:1-33 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONMatthew Henry on Proverbs 15:5Proverbs 15:5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHence, 1. Let superiors be admonished to give instruction and reproof to those that are under their charge, as they will answer it in the day of account. They must not only instruct with the light of knowledge, but repr…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:5Proverbs 15:5 · The Pulpit CommentaryA fool despiseth his father's instruction (Proverbs 10:1): but he that regardeth reproof is prudent (Proverbs 19:25). The son who attends to his father's reproof dealeth prudently, or becomes wiser. Astutior fiet, Vulga…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:5Proverbs 15:5 · The Pulpit CommentaryContempt and respect for instruction The fool is as a "wild ass's colt" (Job 11:12), recalcitrant, stubborn; while he who early shows a willingness to listen to good advice has the germ of prudence, the prophecy of a sa…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1-33EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 15:5Hence, 1. Let superiors be admonished to give instruction and reproof to those that are under their charge, as they will answer it in the day of account. They must not only instruct with the light of knowledge, but repr…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:5A fool despiseth his father's instruction (Proverbs 10:1): but he that regardeth reproof is prudent (Proverbs 19:25). The son who attends to his father's reproof dealeth prudently, or becomes wiser. Astutior fiet, Vulga…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:5Contempt and respect for instruction The fool is as a "wild ass's colt" (Job 11:12), recalcitrant, stubborn; while he who early shows a willingness to listen to good advice has the germ of prudence, the prophecy of a sa…Joseph S. Exell and contributors