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Proverbs 15:31
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Proverbs 15:31
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- Proverbs 15:31 tn Heb “ear” (so KJV, NRSV). The term “ear” is a synecdoche of part (= ear) for the whole (= person).
- Proverbs 15:31 tn “Life” is an objective genitive: Reproof brings or preserves life. Cf. NIV “life-giving rebuke”; NLT “constructive criticism.”
- Proverbs 15:31 tn Heb “lodges.” This means to live with, to be at home with.
- Proverbs 15:31 sn The proverb is one full sentence; it affirms that a teachable person is among the wise.
Proverbs 15:31
New International Version
Proverbs 15:31
New International Version
31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction
will be at home among the wise.(A)
Proverbs 15:31
King James Version
Proverbs 15:31
King James Version
31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
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