Proverbs 15:32
He that rejecteth correction despiseth his own soul; but he that heareth admonition acquireth intelligence.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
31The ear that heareth the admonition of life will ever abide in the midst of the wise.
33The fear of the Lord is the correction for wisdom; and before honor there must come humility.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not to the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and they chastise him, and he will not hearken unto them:
Psalms 50:17And yet thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
Proverbs 1:24Whereas I called, and ye refused; I stretched out my hand, and no man was attentive;
Proverbs 8:33Hear correction, and be wise, and reject it not.
Proverbs 15:14The heart of the man of understanding seeketh knowledge; but the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is the purchase-money in the hand of a fool to acquire 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 →