Proverbs 15:32

Geneva Bible (1560)

Hee that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that obeyeth correction, getteth vnderstanding.

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  • Prov 1:24-33 : 24 Because I haue called, & ye refused: I haue stretched out mine hand, & none woulde regarde. 25 But ye haue despised all my counsell, and would none of my correction. 26 I will also laugh at your destruction, and mocke, when your feare commeth. 27 Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, & your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction & anguish shal come vpo you, 28 Then shall they call vpon me, but I will not answere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me, 29 Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord. 30 They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction. 31 Therefore shal they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises. 32 For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them. 33 But he that obeyeth me, shall dwell safely, and be quiet from feare of euill.
  • Matt 7:24-27 : 24 Whosoeuer then heareth of mee these words, & doeth the same, I will liken him to a wise man, which hath builded his house on a rock: 25 And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not: for it was grounded on a rocke. 26 But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes, and doeth them not, shall be likened vnto a foolish man, which hath builded his house vpon the sand: 27 And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and the fall thereof was great.
  • Jas 1:22 : 22 And be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I loue, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and amend.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
  • Deut 21:18 : 18 If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, which wil not hearken vnto the voice of his father, nor the voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened him, and he would not obey them,
  • Deut 21:20 : 20 And shall say vnto the Elders of his citie, This our sonne is stubburne and disobedient, and he wil not obey our admonition: he is a ryotour, and a drunkard.
  • Ps 50:17 : 17 Seeing thou hatest to bee reformed, and hast cast my wordes behinde thee?
  • Prov 5:11-13 : 11 And thou mourne at thine end, (when thou hast consumed thy flesh and thy bodie) 12 And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction! 13 And haue not obeied the voyce of them that taught mee, nor enclined mine eare to them that instructed me!
  • Prov 8:33-36 : 33 Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not: 34 Blessed is the man that heareth mee, watching dayly at my gates, & giuing attendance at the postes of my doores. 35 For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shal obteine fauour of the Lord. 36 But he that sinneth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and all that hate me, loue death.
  • Prov 15:14 : 14 The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.
  • Prov 15:21 : 21 Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?
  • Prov 18:15 : 15 A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.
  • Isa 1:5 : 5 Wherefore shoulde ye be smitten any more? For ye fall away more and more: the whole head is sicke, and the whole heart is heauie.
  • Jer 5:3 : 3 O Lord, are not thine eyes vpo the trueth? Thou hast striken them, but they haue not sorowed: thou hast consumed them, but they haue refused to receiue correction: they haue made their faces harder then a stone, and haue refused to returne.
  • Ezek 24:13-14 : 13 Thou remainest in thy filthines and wickednes: because I would haue purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthines, till I haue caused my wrath to light vpon thee. 14 I the Lord haue spoken it: it shall come to passe, and I will doe it: I will not goe backe, neither will I spare, neither will I repent: according to thy wayes, & according to thy workes shall they iudge thee, sayeth the Lord God.
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 Take heede, that no man fall away from the grace of God: let no roote of bitternes spring vp and trouble you, lest thereby many be defiled.

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  • Prov 15:31
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    31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.

  • Prov 10:17
    82%

    17He that regardeth instruction, is in the way of life: but he that refuseth correction, goeth out of the way.

  • Prov 12:1
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    1He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.

  • Prov 15:10
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    10Instruction is euill to him that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth correction, shall die.

  • Prov 8:33
    78%

    33Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not:

  • Prov 13:1
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    1A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.

  • Prov 16:22-23
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    22Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

    23The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33The feare of the Lord is the instruction of wisdome: and before honour, goeth humilitie.

  • Prov 5:12
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    12And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction!

  • Prov 15:12
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    12A scorner loueth not him that rebuketh him, neither will he goe vnto the wise.

  • Prov 9:6-9
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    6Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.

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  • Prov 19:16
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    16He that keepeth the commandement, keepeth his owne soule: but hee that despiseth his wayes, shall dye.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.

  • Prov 13:13
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    13He that despiseth the worde, hee shall be destroyed: but hee that feareth the commaundement he shalbe rewarded.

  • Prov 1:5
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    5A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

  • Prov 19:25
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    25Smite a scorner, and the foolish wil beware: and reproue the prudent, and he wil vnderstand knowledge.

  • Prov 1:25
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    25But ye haue despised all my counsell, and would none of my correction.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.

  • Prov 1:30
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    30They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction.

  • Prov 17:10
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    10A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.

  • Prov 3:11
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    11My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.

  • Prov 1:7
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    7The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

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    15A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.

  • Prov 10:8
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    8The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.

  • Prov 25:12
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    12He that reprooueth the wise, and the obedient eare, is as a golden earering and an ornament of fine golde.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.

  • Prov 2:2
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    2And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,

  • Prov 1:23
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    23(Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)

  • Prov 11:12
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    12He that despiseth his neighbour, is destitute of wisedome: but a man of vnderstanding will keepe silence.

  • Prov 23:12
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    12Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.

  • Prov 14:6
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    6A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.

  • Prov 29:19
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    19A seruant will not be chastised with words: though he vnderstand, yet he will not answere.

  • Prov 28:9
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    9He that turneth away his eare fro hearing the Law, euen his prayer shalbe abominable.

  • Job 34:16
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    16And if thou hast vnderstanding, heare this and hearken to the voyce of my wordes.

  • Prov 19:27
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    27My sonne, heare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from ye words of knowledge.

  • Prov 18:13
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    13He that answereth a matter before hee heare it, it is folly and shame vnto him.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2He that walketh in his righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A foole hath no delite in vnderstanding: but that his heart may be discouered.

  • Prov 19:20
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    20Heare counsell and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter ende.

  • Prov 5:1
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    8A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.