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Proverbs 13:1

Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Heareth - The verb of the second clause is inserted in the first, just as in the next verse that of the first is inserted in the second. Stress is laid upon the obstinacy of the scorner who refuses to…