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Proverbs 15:32

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

KJV

Qui abjicit disciplinam despicit animam suam ; qui autem acquiescit increpationibus possessor est cordis.

Vulgate

He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

ASV

פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מ֭וּסָר מוֹאֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑/וֹ וְ/שׁוֹמֵ֥עַ תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַת ק֣וֹנֶה לֵּֽב

Hebrew

He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof, possesseth understanding.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

י
y
noun · 591×
י
y
noun · 752×
י
y
noun · 28×
מָאָ֔סוּ
m'sv
verb · 76×
מוּסָ֑ר
mvsr
noun · 50×
פּוֹרֵ֣עַ
pvr'
verb · 16×
קְנֵ֣ה
qnh
verb · 86×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 1:5 — Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
  • Jer 5:3 — O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder t
  • Jer 44:7 — Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to
  • Prov 1:7 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
  • Prov 1:24 — Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
  • Prov 8:33 — Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
  • Prov 8:36 — But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
  • Prov 18:15 — The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
  • Prov 29:24 — Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
  • Rev 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
  • Rev 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.