Proverbs 15:32 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Those who ignore instruction despise themselves, but those who heed admonition gain understanding. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: But he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who refuses and ignores instruction and correction despises himself, but he who heeds reproof gets understanding. American Standard Version (1901) He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding. Common English Bible Those who refuse discipline despise themselves, but those who listen to correction gain understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever rejects discipline despises his own soul. But whoever agrees to correction is a possessor of the heart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof possesseth understanding. |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.
Poverty and disgrace are for the one who ignores instruction, but one who heeds reproof is honored.
The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Folly is a joy to one who has no sense, but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.
The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility goes before honor.
A fool despises a parent’s instruction, but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.
Why should fools have a price in hand to buy wisdom when they have no mind to learn?
An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
One who is often reproved, yet remains stubborn, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.
Why do you seek further beatings? Why do you continue to rebel? The whole head is injured, and the whole heart faint.
The look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them, for they have brought evil on themselves.
O Lord, do your eyes not look for truth? You have struck them, but they felt no anguish; you have consumed them, but they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to turn back.
“If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father and mother, who does not heed them when they discipline him,
They shall say to the elders of his town, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’
See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble and through it many become defiled.
I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.