Proverbs
Proverbs 15:31–32
31He who listens to life-giving reproof
will dwell among the wise.
32He who ignores discipline despises himself,
but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 15:31
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who listens to | שֹׁ֭מַעַת | šō·ma·ʿaṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | H8085 hear |
| life-giving | חַיִּ֑ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| reproof | תּוֹכַ֣חַת | tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8433 rebuke, correction |
| will dwell | תָּלִֽין׃ | tā·lîn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| among | בְּקֶ֖רֶב | bə·qe·reḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| the wise | חֲכָמִ֣ים | ḥă·ḵā·mîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2450 wise |
Proverbs 15:32
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who ignores | פּוֹרֵ֣עַ | pō·w·rê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6544 act as leader, lead (?) |
| discipline | מ֭וּסָר | mū·så̄r | Noun - masculine singular | H4148 discipline |
| despises | מוֹאֵ֣ס | mō·w·’ês | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3988 reject |
| himself | נַפְשׁ֑וֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| but whoever heeds | וְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַ | wə·šō·w·mê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| correction | תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַת | tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H8433 rebuke, correction |
| gains | ק֣וֹנֶה | qō·w·neh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| understanding | לֵּֽב׃ | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:31 Proverbs 15:5 · Proverbs 25:12 · Proverbs 19:20 · John 15:3–4 · Proverbs 9:8–9 · Proverbs 1:23 · Isaiah 55:3 · Proverbs 13:20 · 1 John 2:19
Proverbs 15:32 Proverbs 1:24–33 · Revelation 3:19 · Proverbs 1:7 · Isaiah 1:5 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Proverbs 18:15 · Proverbs 8:33–36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.