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Prov. 15:32 KJV (With Strong’s)

He that refuseth σinstruction despiseth his own soul: but he that τheareth reproof φgetteth understanding.

or, correction.

or, obeyeth.

possesseth an heart,

Prov. 17:16• ¹⁶Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom,{HR}Seeing [he is] void of sense? (Prov. 17:16)

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refuseth.

Prov. 1:24‑33• ²⁴Because I have called, and ye refused;{HR}I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
²⁵And ye have rejected all my counsel,{HR}And would none of my reproof:
²⁶I also will laugh at your calamity.{HR}I will mock when your fear cometh;
²⁷When your fear cometh as sudden destruction,{HR}And your calamity cometh as a whirlwind;{HR}When distress and anguish come upon you.
²⁸Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;{HR}They will seek me diligently but shall not find me.
²⁹Because they hated knowledge{HR}And chose not the fear of Jehovah;
³⁰They would none of my counsel,{HR}They despised all my reproof;
³¹Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way,{HR}And be filled with their own devices.
³²For the turning back of the simple shall slay them,{HR}And the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
³³But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely{HR}And be at rest from fear of evil. (Prov. 1:24‑33)

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Prov. 5:11‑12• ¹¹And thou mourn in thine end,{HR}When thy flesh and thy body are consumed;
¹²And thou say, How have I hated instruction,{HR}And my heart despised reproof; (Prov. 5:11‑12)

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Prov. 8:33‑36• ³³Hear instruction and be wise,{HR}And refuse it not.
³⁴Blessed [is] the man that heareth me,{HR}Watching daily at my gates,{HR}Waiting at the posts of my doors.
³⁵For whoso findeth me findeth life,{HR}And shall obtain favour of Jehovah.
³⁶But he that sinneth against me{HR}Doeth violence to his own soul:{HR}All that hate me love death. (Prov. 8:33‑36)

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Psa. 50:17• ¹⁷And thou hast hated correction,{HR}And hast cast my words behind thee. (Psa. 50:17)

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Heb. 12:15• ¹⁵looking carefully lest [there be] Anyone falling short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up give trouble and through it [the] many be defiled; (Heb. 12:15)

instruction.

or, correction.

Prov. 29:1• ¹{i}He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck,{HR}Shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.{/i} (Prov. 29:1)

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Isa. 1:5• ⁵Why be smitten any more? Ye will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. (Isa. 1:5)

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Jer. 5:3• ³{i}Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, but they are not sore; thou hast consumed them, they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.{/i} (Jer. 5:3)

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Ezek. 24:13‑14• ¹³In thy uncleanness is incest: because I cleansed thee and thou wouldst not be cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy uncleanness anymore till I have caused my fury to rest on thee.
¹⁴I Jehovah have spoken: it cometh to pass, I will do it; I will not go back, nor have pity, nor repent: according to thy ways and according to thy doings shall they judge thee, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 24:13‑14)

heareth.

or, obeyeth.

Prov. 5:13• ¹³And I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,{HR}Nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me! (Prov. 5:13)

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Deut. 21:18,20• ¹⁸{i}If a man have an unmanageable and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not unto the voice of his father, nor unto the voice of his mother, and they have chastened him, but he hearkeneth not unto them;{/i}
²⁰and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. (Deut. 21:18,20)

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Matt. 7:24‑27• ²⁴Whoever therefore heareth these my words and doeth them, I will liken him to a prudent man which built his house upon the rock;
²⁵and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it fell not; for it had been founded upon the rock.
²⁶And every one that heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man which built his house upon the sand;
²⁷and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great. (Matt. 7:24‑27)

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James 1:22• ²²But be word-doers, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. (James 1:22)

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Rev. 3:19• ¹⁹I, as many as I love, rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent. (Rev. 3:19)

getteth understanding.

Heb. possesseth an heart.

Prov. 15:14,21• ¹⁴The heart of the intelligent [one] seeketh knowledge;{HR}But the mouth of the foolish feedeth on folly.
²¹Folly is joy to him that is void of heart;{HR}But a man of understanding maketh his walk straight. (Prov. 15:14,21)

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Prov. 15• (Prov. 15)

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Prov. 17:16• ¹⁶Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom,{HR}Seeing [he is] void of sense? (Prov. 17:16)

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Prov. 18:15• ¹⁵The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge,{HR}And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. (Prov. 18:15)

• The instructed of earth are often too proud to receive an admonition. (“Proverbs Fifteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul; but he that heareth reproof getteth senseb.

JND Translation Notes

Strictly, "heart." see chs. 6.32; 11.12.

W. Kelly Translation

aHe that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul;{HR}But he that heareth reproof getteth heart.

WK Translation Notes

Or, sense.