Proverbs 15:32

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Those who ignore discipline despise themselves, but those who heed correction gain understanding.

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  • Prov 1:24-33 : 24 Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand, but no one paid attention, 25 And you ignored all my advice and would have none of my correction, 26 I too will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, 27 When your terror comes like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. 28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me. 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD, 30 They would have none of my counsel and despised all my correction. 31 Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes. 32 For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. 33 But whoever listens to me will dwell securely and be at ease, without fear of harm.
  • Matt 7:24-27 : 24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and struck against that house, and it collapsed with a great crash.
  • Jas 1:22 : 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
  • Deut 21:18 : 18 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother, and they discipline him but he will not listen to them,
  • Deut 21:20 : 20 They shall say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not listen to us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’
  • Ps 50:17 : 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you.
  • Prov 5:11-13 : 11 At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent. 12 You will say, 'How I hated discipline, and my heart despised correction!' 13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors.
  • Prov 8:33-36 : 33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not neglect it. 34 Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the doorposts of my entrances. 35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD. 36 But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.
  • Prov 15:14 : 14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
  • Prov 15:21 : 21 Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?
  • Prov 18:15 : 15 The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.
  • Isa 1:5 : 5 Why will you still be struck down? Why do you continue to rebel? Every head is sick, and every heart is faint.
  • Jer 5:3 : 3 Lord, are Your eyes not on truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; You consumed them, but they refused to accept discipline. They hardened their faces more than a rock and refused to repent.
  • Ezek 24:13-14 : 13 Because of your unclean behavior and wickedness, though I tried to cleanse you, you would not be clean. You will not be cleansed again until I have satisfied my wrath upon you. 14 I, the Lord, have spoken. It will come to pass, and I will act. I will not relent, I will not show pity, nor will I change my mind. According to your ways and your deeds, you will be judged, declares the Lord God.
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

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  • Prov 16:22-23
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    27Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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