Proverbs 15:32
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He who neglectsפֹּורֵ֣עַ
(po·v·re·a')
6544a: let go, let alonea prim. root
disciplineמ֖וּסָר
(mu·sar)
4148: discipline, chastening, correctionfrom yasar
despisesמֹואֵ֣ס
(mo·v·'es)
3988a: to rejecta prim. root
himself,נַפְשֹׁ֑ו
(naf·shov;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
But he who listensוְשֹׁומֵ֥עַ
(ve·sho·v·me·a')
8085: to heara prim. root
to reproofתֹּ֝וכַ֗חַת
(to·v·cha·chat)
8433b: argument, reprooffrom yakach
acquiresקֹ֣ונֶה
(ko·v·neh)
7069: to get, acquirea prim. root
understanding.לֵּֽב׃
(lev.)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab


















KJV Lexicon
He that refuseth
para`  (paw-rah')
to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, begin
instruction
muwcar  (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
despiseth
ma'ac  (maw-as')
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
his own soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
but he that heareth
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
reproof
towkechah  (to-kay-khaw')
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence) -- argument, chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, be (often) reproved.
getteth
qanah  (kaw-naw')
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
understanding
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who neglects discipline despises himself, But he who listens to reproof acquires understanding.

King James Bible
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.

International Standard Version
Whoever ignores instruction hates himself, but anyone who heeds reproof gains understanding.

NET Bible
The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever hears reproof acquires understanding.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The one that detests discipline hates his soul and the one that hears correction possesses wisdom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever ignores discipline despises himself, but the person who listens to warning gains understanding.

King James 2000 Bible
He that refuses instruction despises his own soul: but he that hears reproof gets understanding.
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