Proverbs 15:31
The ear that listens to the reproofs of life shall abide in the midst of the wise.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
In Context
30The light of the eyes rejoices the soul. A good reputation fattens the bones.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:8Do not be willing to argue with a mocker, lest he hate you. Dispute with the wise, and he will love you.
Proverbs 13:20Whoever keeps step with the wise shall be wise. A friend of the foolish will become like them.
Proverbs 19:20Listen to counsel and take up discipline, so that you may be wise in your latter days.
Ecclesiastes 7:5The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing.
John 15:3You are clean now, because of the word that I have spoken to you.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:31
30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat. Two things are here pronounced pleasant:— 1. It is pleasant to have a good prospect to see the light of the sun ( Eccl. xi. 7 ) and by it to see the wonderful works of God, with which this lower world is beautified and enriched. Those that want the mercy know how to value it; how would the light of the eyes rejoice their hearts! The consideration of this should make us thankful for our eyesight. 2. It is more pleasant to have a… Read the whole commentary →