King James Version

Proverbs 15:32

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

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פּוֹרֵ֣עַporeaavengeפָּרַעverb, qal, participle, absolute — “avenge”, a verb used as a describing wordH6544to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, beginavenge, avoid, bare, go back, let, (make) naked, set at nought, perish, refuse, uncover.מ֭וּסָרmusarchastisementמוּסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “chastisement”, the ordinary formH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.מוֹאֵ֣סmoesabhorמָאַסverb, qal, participle, absolute — “abhor”, a verb used as a describing wordH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.נַפְשׁ֑וֹnafshvocreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…וְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַveshomeaand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and hear”, a verb used as a describing wordH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַתtokhachatcorrectionתּוֹכֵחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “correction”, the ordinary formH8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.ק֣וֹנֶהqonehpurchaseקָנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “purchase”, a verb used as a describing wordH7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to ownattain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, [idiom] surely, [idiom] verily.לֵּֽבlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; but he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.

World English Bible

He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof possesseth understanding.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; but he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that rejects instruction hates himself; but he that minds reproofs loves his soul.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὃς ἀπωθεῖται παιδείαν, μισεῖ ἑαυτὸν· ὁ δὲ τηρῶν ἐλέγχους, ἀγαπᾷ ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.