Proverbs 15:31
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
The eare that heareth the reproofe of life, abideth among the wise.
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- Proverbs 15:5Rank 1 from verse 31
- Proverbs 25:12Rank 2 from verse 31
- John 15:3–4Rank 3 from verse 31
3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
3*Now ye are cleane through the word which I haue spoken vnto you.
4Abide in me, and in you: As the branch cannot beare fruit of itselfe, except it abide in the vine: no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
- Proverbs 19:20Rank 4 from verse 31
- Proverbs 9:8–9Rank 5 from verse 31
8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
8*Reproue not a scorner, lest hee hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and hee will loue thee.
9Giue instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a iust man, and he will increase in learning.
- Isaiah 55:3Rank 6 from verse 31
3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
3*Incline your eare, and come vnto me: heare, and your soule shall liue, and I will make an euerlasting couenant with you, euen the sure mercies of Dauid.
- Proverbs 1:23Rank 7 from verse 31
- Proverbs 13:20Rank 8 from verse 31
- 1 John 2:19Rank 9 from verse 31
19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
19They went out from vs, but they were not of vs: for if they had beene of vs, they would no doubt haue continued with vs: but they went out that they might be made manifest, that they were not all of vs.
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Proverbs 15:31
Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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Correction, rebuke, or censure addressing fault or error.
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The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.
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15:30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
15:30The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
15:31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
15:31The eare that heareth the reproofe of life, abideth among the wise.
Selected passage15:32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
15:32‖‖†He that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that heareth reproofe, getteth vnderstanding.