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Proverbs 15:32 Interlinear

“He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding”

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Proverbs 15 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	פּוֹרֵ֣עַ	H6544	He that refuseth	to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, begin
2	מ֭וּסָר	H4148	instruction	properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
3	מוֹאֵ֣ס	H3988	despiseth	to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
4	נַפְשׁ֑וֹ	H5315	his own soul	properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
5	וְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַ	H8085	but he that heareth	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
6	תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַת	H8433	reproof	chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defense)
7	ק֣וֹנֶה	H7069	getteth	to erect, i.e., create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
8	לֵּֽב׃	H3820	understanding	the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything

Proverbs 15:32 (current)He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding