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Proverbs 15:32
32He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains 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 cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones. 31He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. 33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:32 word by word
פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מ֭וּסָר מוֹאֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַ תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַת ק֣וֹנֶה לֵּֽב׃Read the interlinear
- He who ignoresפָּרַעpâra‛ · to neglectH6544
- disciplineמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
- despisesמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
- himselfנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
- but whoever heedsשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- correctionתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433
- gainsקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
- understandingלֵבlêb · heartH3820
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:32
- Proverbs 1:24Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
- Proverbs 5:11At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent,
- Proverbs 8:33Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
- Psalms 50:17For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.
- Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
- Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
- Isaiah 1:5Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
- Jeremiah 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
- Ezekiel 24:13Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
- Proverbs 5:13I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.
- Deuteronomy 21:18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
- Matthew 7:24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- James 1:22Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
- Revelation 3:19Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- Proverbs 15:14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
- Proverbs 17:16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
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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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- 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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