Proverbs 15:32 · KJV
“He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. {instruction: or, correction} {heareth: or, obeyeth} {getteth...: Heb. possesseth an heart}”
— Proverbs 15:32
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
The fear of the LORD {is} the instruction of wisdom; and before honour {is} humility.
Proverbs 15 — Context
The 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.
32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. {instruction: or, correction} {heareth: or, obeyeth} {getteth...: Heb. possesseth an heart}
33The fear of the LORD {is} the instruction of wisdom; and before honour {is} humility.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:24-33
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Proverbs 8:33-36
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, {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.
Isaiah 1:5
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. {revolt...: Heb. increase revolt}
Proverbs 5:11-13
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,