Proverbs 15:32
Context| NETBible | The one who refuses correction despises himself, 1 but whoever hears 2 reproof acquires understanding. 3 |
| XREF | De 21:18,20; Ps 50:17; Pr 1:24-33; Pr 5:11,12; Pr 5:13; Pr 8:33-36; Pr 15:14,21; Pr 17:16; Pr 18:15; Pr 29:1; Isa 1:5; Jer 5:3; Eze 24:13,14; Mt 7:24-27; Heb 12:15; Jas 1:22; Re 3:19 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn To “despise oneself” means to reject oneself as if there was little value. The one who ignores discipline is not interested in improving himself. 2 tn Or “heeds” (so NAB, NIV); NASB “listens to.” 3 tn The Hebrew text reads קוֹנֶה לֵּב (qoneh lev), the participle of קָנָה (qanah, “to acquire; to possess”) with its object, “heart.” The word “heart” is frequently a metonymy of subject, meaning all the capacities of the human spirit and/or mind. Here it refers to the ability to make judgments or discernment. |
