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Proverbs 15:31

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15:31 The person 1  who hears the reproof that leads to life 2 

is at home 3  among the wise. 4 

1 tn Heb “ear” (so KJV, NRSV). The term “ear” is a synecdoche of part (= ear) for the whole (= person).

2 tn “Life” is an objective genitive: Reproof brings or preserves life. Cf. NIV “life-giving rebuke”; NLT “constructive criticism.”

3 tn Heb “lodges.” This means to live with, to be at home with.

4 sn The proverb is one full sentence; it affirms that a teachable person is among the wise.



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