Proverbs 15:32
King James Version (KJV)
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.
World English Bible (WEB)
He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
Proverbs 15:32 Cross References
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
