Proverbs 15:31

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Healthy correction is good, and if you accept it, you will be wise.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:23

Listen as I correct you and tell you what I think.

Proverbs 13:18

All who refuse correction will be poor and disgraced; all who accept correction will be praised.

Proverbs 13:20

Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools.

Proverbs 15:30

A friendly smile makes you happy, and good news makes you feel strong.

Proverbs 15:32

You hurt only yourself by rejecting instruction, but it makes good sense to accept it.

Proverbs 15:5

Don't be a fool and disobey your parents. Be clever! Accept correction.

Proverbs 18:15

Everyone with good sense wants to learn.

Proverbs 19:20

Pay attention to advice and accept correction, so you can live sensibly.

Proverbs 25:12

Listening to good advice is worth much more than jewellery made of gold.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

Harsh correction is better than the songs of a fool.

Isaiah 55:3

Pay close attention! Come to me and live. I will promise you the eternal love and loyalty that I promised David.

1 John 2:19

These people came from our own group, yet they were not part of us. If they had been part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, which proves that they did not belong to our group.