Proverbs 15:32

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 15

“He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.”Proverbs 15:32

What Does Proverbs 15:32 Mean?

Proverbs 15:32 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 15, verse 32 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 15:32 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Proverbs 8:36“But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.”Revelation 3:19“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”Proverbs 1:24“Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;”Proverbs 1:7“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”Proverbs 8:33“Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.”Proverbs 18:15“The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.”Proverbs 29:24“Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.”Isaiah 1:5“Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.”Jeremiah 5:3“O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.”Jeremiah 44:7“Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;”Deuteronomy 21:18“If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:”Deuteronomy 21:20“And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.”Job 34:10“Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.”Psalms 50:17“Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.”Proverbs 5:11“And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,”Proverbs 15:14“The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.”Proverbs 15:21“Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.”Proverbs 17:16“Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?”Proverbs 19:16“He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.”Proverbs 29:1“He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.”

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