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Proverbs 15:32

32 He who ignores instruction despises himself,z

but he who hears admonition gains heart.a

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Proverbs 15:32 — The New International Version (NIV)

32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,

but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.

Proverbs 15:32 — English Standard Version (ESV)

32 Whoever ignores instruction despises himself,

but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.

Proverbs 15:32 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul:

But he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

Proverbs 15:32 — New Living Translation (NLT)

32 If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself;

but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.

Proverbs 15:32 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

32 He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,

But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.

Proverbs 15:32 — New Century Version (NCV)

32 Those who refuse correction hate themselves,

but those who accept correction gain understanding.

Proverbs 15:32 — American Standard Version (ASV)

32 He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul;

But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

Proverbs 15:32 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul; but he that heareth reproof getteth sense.

Proverbs 15:32 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

32 Whoever ignores discipline despises himself, 

but the person who listens to warning gains understanding. 

Proverbs 15:32 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

32 Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,

but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.

Proverbs 15:32 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

32 Those who ignore instruction despise themselves,

but those who heed admonition gain understanding.

Proverbs 15:32 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

32 Anyone who turns away from his training hates himself.

But anyone who accepts being corrected gains understanding.

Proverbs 15:32 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

32 He who neglects discipline despises himself,

But he who listens to reproof acquires understanding.


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