Proverbs Chapter 15 verse 31 Holy Bible
The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.
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The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.
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The ear that heareth the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
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The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
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The ear that listens to reproof lives, And will be at home among the wise.
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An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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.
