32He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 15:32
The LORD Sees Every Heart: Wise Speech, Teachable Correction, and the Path of Life
The chapter moves through speech and correction, worship and divine scrutiny, the heart and knowledge, fear of the LORD and household peace, counsel and timely words, the upward path of life, the LORD's opposition to pride and greed, and the final union of correction, understanding, fear of the LORD, humility, and honor.
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Verse 32
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He who ignoresפּוֹרֵ֣עַH6544Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulardisciplineמ֭וּסָרH4148Noun - masculine singulardespisesמוֹאֵ֣סH3988Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhimselfנַפְשׁ֑וֹH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularbut whoever heedsוְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularcorrectionתּ֝וֹכַ֗חַתH8433Noun - feminine singulargainsק֣וֹנֶהH7069Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularunderstandingלֵּֽב׃H3820Noun - masculine singular