"He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding."
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Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul; but he that heareth reproof getteth sense.
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
He who refuses correction despises his own soul, But he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.