Proverbs 15:31

Easy To Read Version

A person is very wise if he listens when someone tells him that he has done wrong.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:23

You should have listened to my advice and teaching. I would have told you everything I knew. I would have given you all of my knowledge.

Proverbs 13:18

If a person refuses to learn from his mistakes, then he will be poor and ashamed. But if a person listens when he is criticized or punished, then he will profit.

Proverbs 13:20

Be friends with people who are wise, and you will become wise. But if you choose fools to be your friends, then you will have trouble.

Proverbs 15:30

A person that smiles makes other people happy. And good news makes people feel better.

Proverbs 15:32

If a person refuses to learn, then he is only hurting himself. But the person who listens when someone tells him he is wrong, will understand more and more.

Proverbs 15:5

A foolish person refuses to listen to his father’s advice. But a wise person listens closely when people try to teach him.

Proverbs 18:15

The wise person always wants to learn more. That person listens closely for more wisdom.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept discipline. Then you will become wise.

Proverbs 25:12

If a wise person gives you a warning, it is worth more than gold rings or jewelry made from the finest gold.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to be criticized by a wise man\par than to be praised by a foolish person.\par

Isaiah 55:3

Listen closely to the things I say.\par Listen to me so your souls will live.\par Come to me and I will make an agreement\par with you that will continue forever.\par It will be like the agreement\par that I made with David.\par I promised David that I would love him\par and be loyal to him forever.\par And you can trust that agreement.\par

1 John 2:19

Those enemies of Christ were in our group. But they left us. They did not really belong with us. If they were really part of our group, then they would have stayed with us. But they left. This shows that none of them really belonged with us.