Proverbs 15:31 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³¹ The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ The ear that heareth the reproof of life Abideth among the wise.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ The ear that listens to the reproof [that leads to or gives] life will remain among the wise.

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

Common English Bible

³¹ The ear that listens to life-giving correction dwells among the wise.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ 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

³¹ The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise.

Proverbs 15:31 Cross References

Proverbs 1:23

Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction: But he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Proverbs 13:20

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise: But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Proverbs 15:30

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: And good tidings make the bones fat.

Proverbs 15:32

He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul: But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despiseth his father's correction: But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

Proverbs 18:15

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Proverbs 19:20

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 25:12

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Isaiah 55:3

Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest how that they all are not of us.