Proverbs 15:31 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The ear that heeds wholesome admonition will lodge among the wise.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

The ear that heareth the reproof of life Abideth among the wise.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The ear that listens to the reproof [that leads to or gives] life will remain among the wise.

American Standard Version (1901)

The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

Common English Bible

The ear that listens to life-giving correction dwells among the wise.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The ear that listens to the reproofs of life shall abide in the midst of the wise.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise.

Proverbs 15:31 Cross References

Proverbs 1:23

Give heed to my reproof; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and disgrace are for the one who ignores instruction, but one who heeds reproof is honored.

Proverbs 13:20

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

Proverbs 15:30

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the body.

Proverbs 15:32

Those who ignore instruction despise themselves, but those who heed admonition gain understanding.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despises a parent’s instruction, but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.

Proverbs 18:15

An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.

Proverbs 25:12

Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

Isaiah 55:3

Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us, for if they had belonged to us they would have remained with us. But by going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us.