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Selected Verse: Proverbs 15:32 - Strong Concordance

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Pr 15:32 Strong Concordance He that refuseth [06544] instruction [04148] despiseth [03988] his own soul [05315]: but he that heareth [08085] reproof [08433] getteth [07069] understanding [03820].
  King James He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
refuseth--or, "neglects," "passes by" (Pro 1:25; Pro 4:15).

despiseth . . . soul--so acts as if esteeming its interests of no value.
 
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15 Avoid [06544] it, pass [05674] not by it, turn [07847] from it, and pass away [05674].
25 But ye have set at nought [06544] all my counsel [06098], and would [014] none of my reproof [08433]:
8 He that getteth [07069] wisdom [03820] loveth [0157] his own soul [05315]: he that keepeth [08104] understanding [08394] shall find [04672] good [02896].
21 Though I were perfect [08535], yet would I not know [03045] my soul [05315]: I would despise [03988] my life [02416].
36 But he that sinneth [02398] against me wrongeth [02554] his own soul [05315]: all they that hate [08130] me love [0157] death [04194].
25 But ye have set at nought [06544] all my counsel [06098], and would [014] none of my reproof [08433]:
18 Poverty [07389] and shame [07036] shall be to him that refuseth [06544] instruction [04148]: but he that regardeth [08104] reproof [08433] shall be honoured [03513].