| Proverbs 15:31 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof Will dwell among the wise. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | The ear that listens to a life-giving warning will be at home among wise people.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. |
| ASV: | The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise. |
| BBE: | The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise. |
| DBY: | The ear that heareth the reproof of life shall abide among the wise. |
| ERV: | The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise. |
| JPS: | The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life abideth among the wise. |
| WBS: | The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. |
| WEB: | The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise. |
| YLT: | An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise. |
| Proverbs 15:31 Cross References |
| XREF: | Proverbs 15:30 Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news puts fat on the bones.
Proverbs 15:32 He who neglects discipline despises himself, But he who listens to reproof acquires understanding. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 15:31 The ear that heareth the {i} reproof of life abideth among the wise.
(i) That suffers himself to be admonished by God's word, which brings life: and so amends. |
| WES: | 15:31 The ear - The man that hearkens to that reproof which leads to life, seeks and delights in the company of the wise. |
| MHC: | 15:29. God sets himself at a distance from those who set him at defiance. 30. How delightful to the humbled soul to hear the good report of salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ! 31. Faithful, friendly reproofs help spiritual life, and lead to eternal life. 32. Sinners undervalue their own souls; therefore they prefer the body before the soul, and wrong the soul to please the body. 33. The fear of the Lord will dispose us to search the Scriptures with reverence; and it will cause us to follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit. While we humbly place all our dependence on the grace of God, we are exalted in the righteousness of Christ. |
| CONC: | Abide Abideth Admonition Dwell Ear Heareth Hearing Hearkeneth Heeds Home Life-giving Listens Lodge Open Rebuke Reproof Teaching Wholesome Wise |
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