Proverbs 15:32
He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof possesseth understanding.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
31The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise.
33The fear of the Lord is the lesson of wisdom: and humility goeth before glory.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have a stubborn and unruly son, who will not hear the commandments of his father or mother, and being corrected, slighteth obedience:
Psalms 50:17Seeing thou hast hated discipline: and hast cast my words behind thee.
Proverbs 1:24Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded.
Proverbs 8:33Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
Proverbs 15:14The heart of the wise seeketh instruction: and the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Proverbs 17:16What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.
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 →