Proverbs 15:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

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  • Prov 1:24-33 : 24 Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand; 25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words: 26 So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear; 27 When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you. 28 Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me: 29 For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord: 30 They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them. 31 So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full. 32 For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction. 33 But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.
  • Matt 7:24-27 : 24 Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock; 25 And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock. 26 And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand; 27 And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.
  • Jas 1:22 : 22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
  • Deut 21:18 : 18 If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:
  • Deut 21:20 : 20 And say to them, This son of ours is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, he will not give attention to us; he gives himself up to pleasure and strong drink.
  • Ps 50:17 : 17 Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.
  • Prov 5:11-13 : 11 And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted; 12 And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training; 13 I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!
  • Prov 8:33-36 : 33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go. 34 Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house. 35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him. 36 But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.
  • Prov 15:14 : 14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
  • Prov 15:21 : 21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?
  • Prov 18:15 : 15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.
  • Isa 1:5 : 5 Why will you have more and more punishment? why keep on in your evil ways? Every head is tired and every heart is feeble.
  • Jer 5:3 : 3 O Lord, do not your eyes see good faith? you have given them punishment, but they were not troubled; you have sent destruction on them, but they did not take your teaching to heart: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they would not come back.
  • Ezek 24:13-14 : 13 As for your unclean purpose: because I have been attempting to make you clean, but you have not been made clean from it, you will not be made clean till I have let loose my passion on you in full measure. 14 I the Lord have said the word and I will do it; I will not go back or have mercy, and my purpose will not be changed; in the measure of your ways and of your evil doings you will be judged, says the Lord.
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

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  • Prov 15:31
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    31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

  • Prov 10:17
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    17 He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

  • Prov 12:1
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    1 A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

  • Prov 15:10
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    10 There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.

  • Prov 8:33
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    33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

  • Prov 13:1
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    1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8 He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • Prov 16:22-23
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    22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

    23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33 The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

  • Prov 5:12
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    12 And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

  • Prov 15:12
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    12 The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

  • Prov 9:6-9
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    6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

    7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

    8 Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

    9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

  • Prov 19:16
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    16 He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

  • Prov 13:13
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    13 He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

  • Prov 1:5
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    5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

  • Prov 19:25
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    25 When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

  • Prov 1:25
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    25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

  • Prov 12:15
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    15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • Prov 1:30
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    30 They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

  • Prov 17:10
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    10 A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

  • Prov 3:11
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    11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

  • Prov 1:7
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    7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5 It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

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    15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • Prov 10:8
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    8 The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

  • Prov 25:12
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    12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

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    14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Prov 2:2
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    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

  • Prov 1:23
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    23 Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

  • Prov 11:12
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    12 He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

  • Prov 23:12
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    12 Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 14:6
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    6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

  • Prov 29:19
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    19 A servant will not be trained by words; for though the sense of the words is clear to him, he will not give attention.

  • Prov 28:9
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    9 As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.

  • Job 34:16
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    16 If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

  • Prov 19:27
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    27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 18:13
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    13 To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

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    2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

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    2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

  • Prov 19:20
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    20 Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

  • Prov 5:1
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    1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

  • Prov 13:8
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    8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.