THEOSISProverbs 15:32Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof, possesseth understanding.
פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מ֭וּסָר מוֹאֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַ תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַת ק֣וֹנֶה לֵּֽב׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 1:24Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded.
- Prov 1:33But he that shall hear me, shall rest without terror, and shall enjoy abundance, without fear of evils.
- Rev 3:19Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore and do penance.
- Prov 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Isa 1:5For what shall I strike you any more, you that increase transgression? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart is sad.
- Prov 18:15A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
- Jer 5:3O Lord, thy eyes are upon truth: thou hast struck them, and they have not grieved: thou hast bruised them, and they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than the rock, and they have refused to return.
- Prov 15:14The heart of the wise seeketh instruction: and the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.