Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Whoever listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise.
New American Standard Bible
Will dwell among the wise.
King James Version
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Holman Bible
will be at home among the wise.
A Conservative Version
The ear that hearkens to the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
American Standard Version
The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.
Amplified
The ear that listens to and learns from the life-giving rebuke (reprimand, censure)
Will remain among the wise.
Bible in Basic English
The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.
Darby Translation
The ear that heareth the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.
Julia Smith Translation
The ear hearing the reproof of life shall lodge in the midst of the wise.
King James 2000
The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The ear of him who listens [to] admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
Modern King James verseion
The ear that hears the reproof of life shall remain among the wise.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The ear that hearkeneth unto wholesome warning, and enclineth thereto, shall dwell among the wise.
NET Bible
The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.
New Heart English Bible
The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.
The Emphasized Bible
The ear that heareth the reproof which giveth life, in the midst of the wise, shall remain.
Webster
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
World English Bible
The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.
Youngs Literal Translation
An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.
Themes
ears » Should » Hear and obey reproof
Hearing » Spiritual of believers
Hearing » Those that hear reproof
Interlinear
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References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 15:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wise Son Brings Blessings To Others
30 Bright eyes encourage the heart; good news nourishes the body. 31 Whoever listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise. 32 Whoever ignores instruction hates himself, but anyone who heeds reproof gains understanding.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 15:5
A fool rejects his father's instructions, but anyone who respects reproof acts sensibly.
Proverbs 25:12
Like a gold earring and a necklace of pure gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
Proverbs 1:23
Return to my correction! Look, I will pour out my spirit on you, and I will make my words known to you.
Proverbs 9:8-9
Don't rebuke a mocker or he will hate you. Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you.
Proverbs 13:20
Whoever keeps company with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 19:20
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and you'll be wise for the rest of your life.
Isaiah 55:3
Pay attention to me, come to me; and listen, so that you may live; then I'll make an everlasting covenant with you, as promised by my faithful, sure love for David.
John 15:3-4
You are already clean because of what I've spoken to you.
1 John 2:19
They left us, but they were not part of us, for if they had been part of us, they would have stayed with us. Their leaving made it clear that none of them was really part of us.