Proverbs 15:32
Hee that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that obeyeth correction, getteth vnderstanding.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.
33The feare of the Lord is the instruction of wisdome: and before honour, goeth humilitie.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, which wil not hearken vnto the voice of his father, nor the voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened him, and he would not obey them,
Psalms 50:17Seeing thou hatest to bee reformed, and hast cast my wordes behinde thee?
Proverbs 1:24Because I haue called, and ye refused: I haue stretched out mine hand, and none woulde regarde.
Proverbs 8:33Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not: blessed is the man that heareth mee, watching dayly at my gates, and giuing attendance at the postes of my doores.
Proverbs 15:14The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.
Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?
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 →