Proverbs 15:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.”
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BSBPD
“He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 15:31 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 1:23If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
- Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
- Proverbs 13:18Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
- Proverbs 19:20Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
- Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
- Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
- Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
- John 15:3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
- 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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