Proverbs 15:32

New Century Version

Those who refuse correction hate themselves, but those who accept correction gain understanding.

Cross References

Revelation 3:19

“I correct and punish those whom I love. So be eager to do right, and change your hearts and lives.

Proverbs 1:7

Knowledge begins with respect for the Lord, but fools hate wisdom and discipline.

Isaiah 1:5

Why should you continue to be punished? Why do you continue to turn against him? Your whole head is hurt, and your whole heart is sick.

Proverbs 18:15

The mind of a person with understanding gets knowledge; the wise person listens to learn more.

James 1:22

Do what God’s teaching says; when you only listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves.

Jeremiah 5:3

Lord, don’t you look for truth in people? You struck the people of Judah, but they didn’t feel any pain. You crushed them, but they refused to learn what is right. They became more stubborn than a rock; they refused to turn back to God.

Proverbs 29:1

Whoever is stubborn after being corrected many times will suddenly be hurt beyond cure.

Proverbs 17:16

It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom, because he doesn’t have the ability to be wise.

Proverbs 15:21

A person without wisdom enjoys being foolish, but someone with understanding does what is right.

Proverbs 15:14

People with understanding want more knowledge, but fools just want more foolishness.

Psalm 50:17

You hate my teachings and turn your back on what I say.

Deuteronomy 21:20

They will say to the elders, “Our son is stubborn and turns against us. He will not obey us. He eats too much, and he is always drunk.”

Deuteronomy 21:18

If someone has a son who is stubborn, who turns against his father and mother and doesn’t obey them or listen when they correct him,

Hebrews 12:15

Be careful that no one fails to receive God’s grace and begins to cause trouble among you. A person like that can ruin many of you.

Proverbs 13:18

A person who refuses correction will end up poor and disgraced, but the one who accepts correction will be honored.

Proverbs 15:5

Fools reject their parents’ correction, but anyone who accepts correction is wise.

Proverbs 15:31

If you listen to correction to improve your life, you will live among the wise.

Proverbs 15:33

Respect for the Lord will teach you wisdom. If you want to be honored, you must be humble.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.

Isaiah 3:9

The look on their faces shows they are guilty; like the people of Sodom, they are proud of their sin. They don’t care who sees it. How terrible it will be for them, because they have brought much trouble on themselves.

Proverbs 10:17

Whoever accepts correction is on the way to life, but whoever ignores correction will lead others away from life.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept correction, and in the end you will be wise.