Proverbs 15:31

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.
  • Isa 55:3 : 3 Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.
  • John 15:3-4 : 3 You are clean already because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.
  • Prov 1:23 : 23 You should respond to my rebuke. Then I would pour out my thoughts to you; I would make my words known to you.
  • Prov 9:8-9 : 8 Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 15:32
    85%

    32The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever listens to reproof acquires understanding.

  • Prov 25:12
    80%

    12Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.

  • Prov 10:17
    80%

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Prov 15:5
    79%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 18:15
    78%

    15The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 13:18
    77%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 1:5
    77%

    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

  • Prov 15:10
    77%

    10Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

  • Prov 13:1
    76%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 8:33
    76%

    33Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect it.

  • Prov 22:17
    76%

    17The Sayings of the Wise Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my instruction.

  • Prov 17:10
    76%

    10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    74%

    21The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

  • Prov 12:1
    74%

    1The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

  • Prov 10:8
    74%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 15:30
    74%

    30A bright look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the body.

  • Prov 23:12
    74%

    12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 15:24
    74%

    24The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Prov 19:20
    74%

    20Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

  • Prov 5:1
    73%

    1Admonition to Avoid Seduction to Evil My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 29:1
    73%

    1The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

  • Job 34:3
    73%

    3For the ear assesses words as the mouth tastes food.

  • Isa 32:3
    73%

    3Eyes will no longer be blind and ears will be attentive.

  • Prov 19:25
    73%

    25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

  • Job 34:16
    72%

    16God Is Impartial and Omniscient“If you have understanding, listen to this, hear what I have to say.

  • Prov 2:2
    72%

    2by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

  • Prov 13:14
    72%

    14Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

  • Prov 15:12
    71%

    12The scorner will not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

  • Prov 15:2
    71%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 14:3
    71%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 10:13
    71%

    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

  • Prov 3:11
    71%

    11My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.

  • Prov 23:19
    71%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Job 36:10
    71%

    10And he reveals this for correction, and says that they must turn from evil.

  • Prov 29:15
    71%

    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

  • Eccl 9:17
    71%

    17Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

  • Prov 9:9
    71%

    9Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

  • Prov 27:11
    71%

    11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

  • Prov 15:7
    71%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

    8The one who acquires understanding loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

  • Eccl 8:5
    71%

    5Whoever obeys his command will not experience harm, and a wise person knows the proper time and procedure.

  • Prov 3:13
    71%

    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.