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

30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat. 31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. 33The fear of Yhwh is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

Proverbs 15:32 word by word

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

• 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 1:24Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
• Proverbs 5:11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
• Proverbs 8:33Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
• Psalms 50:17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
• Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
• Proverbs 29:1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
• Isaiah 1:5Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
• Jeremiah 5:3O Yhwh, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have 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 purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
• Proverbs 5:13And have not 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, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
• Matthew 7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
• James 1:22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
• Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke 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 foolishness.
• Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

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