Proverbs 15:32 - Easy To Read Version

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³² He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: But he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³² He who refuses and ignores instruction and correction despises himself, but he who heeds reproof gets understanding.

American Standard Version (1901)

³² He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

Common English Bible

³² Those who refuse discipline despise themselves, but those who listen to correction gain understanding.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³² 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

³² He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof possesseth understanding.

Proverbs 15:32 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 50:17

So why do you hate it when I correct you?\par Why do you ignore the things I say?\par

Proverbs 1:7

The first thing a person must learn is to respect and obey the Lord—that leads to true wisdom. But evil people hate discipline and true wisdom.

Proverbs 10:17

A person who learns from his punishment can help other people live too. But a person who refuses to learn only leads people the wrong way.

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 15:14

A wise person tries to gain more knowledge. But a foolish person only wants more foolishness.

Proverbs 15:21

Doing foolish things makes a foolish person happy. But a wise person is careful to do the things that are right.

Proverbs 15:31

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

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 17:16

If a foolish person has money, it is wasted. Why? Because that foolish person does not use the money to become wise.

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 29:1

If a person is stubborn and becomes more angry every time people tell him that he is doing wrong, then that person will be destroyed. There is no hope.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

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

Isaiah 1:5

\{God says,\} “Why should I continue to punish you people? \{I punished you, but you did not change.\} You continue to rebel against me. Now every head and every heart is sick.

Isaiah 3:9

The faces of the people show that they are guilty of doing wrong. And they are proud of their sin. They are like the people of Sodom {\cf2\super [31]} —they don’t care who sees their sin. It will be very bad for them. They have brought much trouble to themselves.

Jeremiah 5:3

Lord, I know that you want people\par to be loyal to you.\par You hit the people of Judah,\par but they did not feel any pain.\par You destroyed them,\par but they refused to learn their lesson.\par They became very stubborn.\par They refused to be sorry\par for the bad things they did.\par

Deuteronomy 21:18

“A man might have a son who is stubborn and refuses to obey. This son doesn’t obey his father or mother. They punish the son, but he still refuses to listen to them.

Deuteronomy 21:20

They must say to the leaders of the town: ‘Our son is stubborn and refuses to obey. He doesn’t do anything we tell him to do. He eats and he drinks too much.’

Hebrews 12:15

Be careful that no person fails to get God’s grace (kindness). Be careful that no person becomes like a bitter weed growing among you. A person like that can ruin your whole group.

James 1:22

Do what God’s teaching says; don’t just listen and do nothing. Why? Because when you only sit and listen, you are fooling yourselves.

Revelation 3:19

“I correct and punish those people that I love. So start trying hard! Change your hearts and lives!