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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• ¹⁶To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense? (Prov. 17:16)

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refuseth.

Prov. 1:24‑33• ²⁴Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
²⁵and ye have rejected all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
²⁶I also will laugh in your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;
²⁷when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you:
²⁸--then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.
²⁹Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah;
³⁰they would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof:
³¹therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way, and be filled with their own devices.
³²For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.
³³But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall 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, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed;
¹²and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof! (Prov. 5:11‑12)

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Prov. 8:33‑36• ³³hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
³⁴Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
³⁵For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;
³⁶but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death. (Prov. 8:33‑36)

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Psa. 50:17• ¹⁷Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee? (Psa. 50:17)

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Heb. 12:15• ¹⁵watching lest there be any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it; (Heb. 12:15)

instruction.

or, correction.

Prov. 29:1• ¹He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy. (Prov. 29:1)

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Isa. 1:5• ⁵Why should ye 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• ³Jehovah, 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. (Jer. 5:3)

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Ezek. 24:13‑14• ¹³In thy filthiness is lewdness, for I have purged thee, and thou art not pure. Thou shalt no more be purged from thy filthiness, till I have satisfied my fury upon thee.
¹⁴I Jehovah have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, nor will I 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 hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me; (Prov. 5:13)

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Deut. 21:18,20• ¹⁸If 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;
²⁰and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is unmanageable and rebellious, he hearkeneth not unto our voice; he is a profligate and a drunkard. (Deut. 21:18,20)

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

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James 1:22• ²²But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves. (James 1:22)

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

getteth understanding.

Heb. possesseth an heart.

Prov. 15:14,21• ¹⁴The heart of an intelligent man seeketh knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish feedeth on folly.
²¹Folly is joy to him that is void of sense; but a man of understanding regulateth his walk. (Prov. 15:14,21)

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Prov. 15• (Prov. 15)

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Prov. 17:16• ¹⁶To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense? (Prov. 17:16)

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Prov. 18:15• ¹⁵The heart of an intelligent man getteth knowledge, 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.