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Proverbs 15:31
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The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.
One who listens to life-giving rebukeswill be at home among the wise.
The ear that listens to the reproof lives, And will be at home among the wise.
To be counted among the wise, you must learn to accept helpful criticism.
The ear that listens to and learns from the life-giving rebuke (reprimand, censure) Will remain among the wise.
The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.
Healthy correction is good, and if you accept it, you will be wise.
He who heeds life-giving correction will be at home in the company of the wise.
The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
The eare that heareth the reproofe of life, abideth among the wise.
The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
The ear that hears the reproof of life shall remain among the wise.
If you listen to correction to improve your life, you will live among the wise.
The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.
The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise.
If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise.
He whose ear listens to careful words spoken will live among the wise.
The ear that heareth the reproof which giveth life, in the midst of the wise, shall remain.
The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise.
The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.
If you pay attention when you are corrected, you are wise.
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse.
The ear that heeds wholesome admonition will lodge among the wise.
The ear that heareth the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
The eere that herith the blamyngis of lijf, schal dwelle in the myddis of wise men.
An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.
The ear that listens to the reproof lives, And will be at home among the wise.
He whose ear heeds wholesome admonition will abide among the wise.
The ear that harkens to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.
The eare yt harkeneth vnto wholsome warnynge, and enclyneth therto, shall dwell amonge ye wyse.
Listen to good advice if you want to live well, an honored guest among wise men and women.
He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof Will dwell among the wise.
He whose ear listens to the life‑giving reproofWill lodge among the wise.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
ear: Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 1:23, Proverbs 9:8, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 19:20, Proverbs 25:12, Isaiah 55:3
abideth: John 15:3, John 15:4, 1 John 2:19
Reciprocal: Proverbs 6:23 - and reproofs Proverbs 13:18 - Poverty Ecclesiastes 7:5 - better 2 Timothy 3:16 - for reproof
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The ear that heareth the reproof of life,.... That is given according to the word of life, in a warm, fervent, and lively manner, with zeal, and in good earnest; which reproves the life of another by his own, as well as by words; and which tends to the spiritual and eternal life of the person reproved; being taken, a man that diligently hearkens to, kindly and cordially receives, and cheerfully obeys such reproof given him,
abideth among the wise; he not only chooseth to be among them, that he may have the advantage of their wise counsels and reproofs, but he becomes wise himself thereby, and attains to the character of a wise man, and is numbered among them; such a man abides in the house of wisdom, the church of God, and attends upon and has conversation with the wise dispensers of the word, and shall have a part with them in the church above, in the kingdom of heaven, where the wise will shine as the firmament; the word here used does not denote a lodging for a night, as it sometimes signifies, but a perpetual abiding.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The reproof of life - i. e., The reproof that leads to, or gives life, rather than that which comes from life and its experience.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 15:31. The ear that heareth the reproof — That receives it gratefully and obeys it. "Advice is for them that will take it," so says one of our own old proverbs; and the meaning here is nearly the same.
