American Standard Version
Proverbs 15:32
32He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul;But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.
Proverbs 15:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.
Context of Proverbs 15:32
30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; Andgood tidings make the bones fat. 31The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise. He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding. 33The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom; And before honorgoethhumility.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:32 word by word
פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מ֭וּסָר מוֹאֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַ תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַת ק֣וֹנֶה לֵּֽב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:32
- Proverbs 1:24Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;
- Proverbs 5:11And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
- Proverbs 8:33Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.
- Psalms 50:17Seeing that thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?
- Hebrews 12:15looking carefully lestthere beany man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled;
- Proverbs 29:1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
- Isaiah 1:5Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
- Jeremiah 5:3O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
- Ezekiel 24:13In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed thee and thou wast not cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest.
- Proverbs 5:13Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
- Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
- Matthew 7:24Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:
- James 1:22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
- Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
- Proverbs 15:14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
- Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Despiseth his own soul - That is constructively; for if the instruction lead to the preservation of life and soul, he that neglects or despises it throws all as much in the way of danger as if he actually hated himself.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32Verse 32 Sinners undervalue their own souls; therefore they prefer the body before the soul, and wrong the soul to please the body.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3231-32. (Compare Pr 10:17). reproof of life--which leads to life. abideth ... wise--is numbered among them.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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