Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
General references
Bible References
Wise
Proverbs 4:1
Hear, my'sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
But
Proverbs 9:7
He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
1 Samuel 2:25
If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because Jehovah was minded to slay them.
Isaiah 28:14
Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem:
General references
Ruth 2:23
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
Jeremiah 35:8
And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;