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Proverbs 15:31
31Whoever heeds life-giving correction will be at home among the wise.
Proverbs 15:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise.
- New Living Translation (NLT)If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise.
Context of Proverbs 15:31
29The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. 30Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Whoever heeds life-giving correction will be at home among the wise. 32Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds correction gains understanding. 33Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:31 word by word
אֹ֗זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת תּוֹכַ֣חַת חַיִּ֑ים בְּקֶ֖רֶב חֲכָמִ֣ים תָּלִֽין׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:31
- Proverbs 15:5A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
- Proverbs 1:23Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.
- Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.
- Proverbs 13:20Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
- Proverbs 19:20Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
- Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.
- Isaiah 55:3Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.
- John 15:3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
- 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31The ear that heareth the reproof - That receives it gratefully and obeys it. "Advice is for them that will take it," so says one of our own old proverbs; and the meaning here is nearly the same.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31The reproof of life - i. e., The reproof that leads to, or gives life, rather than that which comes from life and its experience.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31Verse 31 Faithful, friendly reproofs help spiritual life, and lead to eternal life.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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