Proverbs 15:32

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

30Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news puts fat on the bones. 31He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof Will dwell among the wise. He who neglects discipline despises himself, But he who listens to reproof acquires understanding. 33The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility.

Proverbs 15:32 word by word

פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מ֭וּסָר מוֹאֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַ תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַת ק֣וֹנֶה לֵּֽב׃Read the interlinear

• neglectsפָּרַעpâra‛ · to neglectH6544
• disciplineמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• despisesמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• himselfנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• listensשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to reproofתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433
• acquiresקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• understandingלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Proverbs 15:32

• Proverbs 1:24Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
• Proverbs 5:11And you groan at your final end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;
• Proverbs 8:33Heed instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it.
• Psalms 50:17For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you.
• Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;
• Proverbs 29:1A man who hardens his neck after much reproof Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.
• Isaiah 1:5Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The whole head is sick And the whole heart is faint.
• Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth? You have smitten them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent.
• Ezekiel 24:13In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I would have cleansed you, Yet you are not clean, You will not be cleansed from your filthiness again Until I have spent My wrath on you.
• Proverbs 5:13I have not listened to the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to my instructors!
• Deuteronomy 21:18“If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them,
• Matthew 7:24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
• James 1:22But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.
• Revelation 3:19Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.
• Proverbs 15:14The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
• Proverbs 17:16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?

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

Topics related to Proverbs 15:32

• Impenitence
• Pride
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Abomination
• Cheerful
• Continual
• Countenance
• Disappoint
• Disperse
• Feast
• Grievous
• Humility
• Poetry

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