Proverbs 15:32
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul; but he that heareth reproof getteth sense.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
31The ear that heareth the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
33The fear of Jehovah is the discipline of wisdom, and before honour [goeth] humility.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have an unmanageable and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not unto the voice of his father, nor unto the voice of his mother, and they have chastened him, but he hearkeneth not unto them;
Psalms 50:17Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee?
Proverbs 1:24Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
Proverbs 8:33hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
Proverbs 15:14The heart of an intelligent [man] seeketh knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish feedeth on folly.
Proverbs 17:16To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he] hath no sense?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:32
31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. Note, 1. It is the character of a wise man that he is very willing to be reproved, and therefore chooses to converse with those that, both by their words and example, will show him what is amiss in him: The ear that can take the reproof will love the reprover. Faithful friendly reproofs are here called the reproofs of life, not only because they are to be given in a lively manner, and with a prudent zeal (and we must reprove by our lives as well… Read the whole commentary →