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

30A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health. 31If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding. 33Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom; humility precedes honor.

Proverbs 15:32 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that refusethפָּרַעpâra‛ · to neglectH6544
• instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• despisethמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• his own soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• but he that hearethשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• reproofתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433
• gettethקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• understandingלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Proverbs 15:32

• Proverbs 1:24“I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
• Proverbs 5:11In the end you will groan in anguish when disease consumes your body.
• Proverbs 8:33Listen to my instruction and be wise. Don’t ignore it.
• Psalms 50:17For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash.
• Hebrews 12:15Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.
• Proverbs 29:1Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
• Isaiah 1:5Why do you continue to invite punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your heart is sick.
• Jeremiah 5:3Lord, you are searching for honesty. You struck your people, but they paid no attention. You crushed them, but they refused to be corrected. They are determined, with faces set like stone; they have refused to repent.
• Ezekiel 24:13Your impurity is your lewdness and the corruption of your idolatry. I tried to cleanse you, but you refused. So now you will remain in your filth until my fury against you has been satisfied.
• Proverbs 5:13Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers? Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors?
• Deuteronomy 21:18“Suppose a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or mother, even though they discipline him.
• Matthew 7:24“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
• James 1:22But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
• Revelation 3:19I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
• Proverbs 15:14A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.
• Proverbs 17:16It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.

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