Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whoever heeds life-giving correction will be at home among the wise. New Living Translation If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. English Standard Version The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. Berean Standard Bible He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. King James Bible The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. New King James Version The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise. New American Standard Bible One whose ear listens to a life-giving rebuke Will stay among the wise. NASB 1995 He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof Will dwell among the wise. NASB 1977 He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof Will dwell among the wise. Legacy Standard Bible He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof Will lodge among the wise. Amplified Bible The ear that listens to and learns from the life-giving rebuke (reprimand, censure) Will remain among the wise. Christian Standard Bible One who listens to life-giving rebukes will be at home among the wise. Holman Christian Standard Bible One who listens to life-giving rebukes will be at home among the wise. American Standard Version The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The ear that hears the reproof of life will lodge among the wise. Contemporary English Version Healthy correction is good, and if you accept it, you will be wise. Douay-Rheims Bible The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise. English Revised Version The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise. GOD'S WORD® Translation The ear that listens to a life-giving warning will be at home among wise people. Good News Translation If you pay attention when you are corrected, you are wise. International Standard Version Whoever listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise. JPS Tanakh 1917 The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life abideth among the wise. Literal Standard Version An ear that is hearing the reproof of life | Lodges among the wise. Majority Standard Bible He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. New American Bible The ear that listens to salutary reproof is at home among the wise. NET Bible The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise. New Revised Standard Version The ear that heeds wholesome admonition will lodge among the wise. New Heart English Bible The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise. Webster's Bible Translation The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. World English Bible The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise. Young's Literal Translation An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath…30The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones. 31 He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. 32He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.… Cross References Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones. Proverbs 15:32 He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. Proverbs 18:15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out. Proverbs 25:12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear. Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools. Treasury of Scripture The ear that hears the reproof of life stays among the wise. ear Proverbs 15:5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. Proverbs 1:23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Proverbs 9:8,9 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee… abideth John 15:3,4 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you… 1 John 2:19 They 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. Jump to Previous Abide Abideth Admonition Dwell Ear Heareth Hearing Hearkeneth Heeds Home Listens Lodge Open Rebuke Reproof Teaching Wholesome WiseJump to Next Abide Abideth Admonition Dwell Ear Heareth Hearing Hearkeneth Heeds Home Listens Lodge Open Rebuke Reproof Teaching Wholesome WiseProverbs 15 1. A gentle answer turns away wrath(31) The ear that heareth the reproof of life--i.e., one which does not refuse reproof, or instruction, which leads to life. (Comp. Proverbs 6:23.) The "ear" is put for the person, as in Job 29:11.Verse 31. - The ear that heareth (hearkeneth to) the reproof of life abideth among the wise (Proverbs 6:23). The reproof, or instruction, of life is that which teaches the true way of pleasing God, which is indeed the only life worth living. The ear, by synecdoche, is put for the person. One who attends to and profits by such admonition may be reckoned among the wise, and rejoices to be conversant with them. Wordsworth finds a more recondite sense here: the ear of the wise dwells, lodges, passes the night (Proverbs 19:23) in their heart, whereas the heart of fools is in their mouth (Proverbs 14:33). This verse is omitted in the Septuagint, though it is found in the other Greek versions and the Latin Vulgate. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He who listens toשֹׁ֭מַעַת (šō·ma·‘aṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently life-giving חַיִּ֑ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life reproof תּוֹכַ֣חַת (tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8433: Chastisement, correction, refutation, proof will dwell תָּלִֽין׃ (tā·lîn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate among בְּקֶ֖רֶב (bə·qe·reḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center the wise. חֲכָמִ֣ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise Links Proverbs 15:31 NIVProverbs 15:31 NLT Proverbs 15:31 ESV Proverbs 15:31 NASB Proverbs 15:31 KJV Proverbs 15:31 BibleApps.com Proverbs 15:31 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 15:31 Chinese Bible Proverbs 15:31 French Bible Proverbs 15:31 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 15:31 The ear that listens to reproof lives (Prov. 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