Proverbs 15:31
ContextNET © | The person 1 who hears the reproof that leads to life 2 is at home 3 among the wise. 4 |
NIV © | He who listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise. |
NASB © | He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof Will dwell among the wise. |
NLT © | If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. |
MSG © | Listen to good advice if you want to live well, an honored guest among wise men and women. |
BBE © | The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise. |
NRSV © | The ear that heeds wholesome admonition will lodge among the wise. |
NKJV © | The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise. |
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NET © | The person 1 who hears the reproof that leads to life 2 is at home 3 among the wise. 4 |
NET © Notes |
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. |