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Proverbs 15:32 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 15 · verse 32
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.Proverbs 15:32 · King James Version
Proverbs 15:32 in context
30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- despisethmâʼaçto spurnH3988 →
- refusethpâraʻto loosenH6544 →
- hearethshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- reprooftôwkêchâhchastisementH8433 →
- gettethqânâhto erectH7069 →
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See here, 1. The folly of those that will not be taught, that refuse instruction, that will not heed it, but turn their backs upon it, or will not hear it, but turn their hearts against it. They refuse correction (margin); they will not take it, no, not from God himself, but kick against the pricks.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary