Proverbs 15:31
If people pay attention when people correct/warn them, they will become wise.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to ◄correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong►, because he will hate you for doing that. But if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
Proverbs 13:20Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who ◄are close friends of/associate with► foolish people will ◄regret it/be ruined►.
Proverbs 19:20Pay attention when people give you good advice and learn from them, in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to pay attention to someone who is wise rebuking you than to listen to the songs of a foolish person.
John 15:3You are already like the branches that a gardener trims because you have believed the message that I have told 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 →