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Proverbs 15:31

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The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: [and] a good report maketh the bones fat.	The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.	He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The ear^H241 that heareth^H8085 the reproof^H8433 of life^H2416 abideth^H3885 among^H7130 the wise^H2450.

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Original Hebrew

אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת תֹּוכַחַת חַיִּים בְּקֶרֶב חֲכָמִים תָּלִין׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אֹ֗זֶן	'O.zen	H241	HNcfsa	an ear
שֹׁ֭מַעַת	Sho.ma.'at	H8085	HVqrfsc	(which) hears
תּוֹכַ֣חַת	to.Kha.chat	H8433	HNcfsc	(of) correction of
חַיִּ֑ים	chai.Yim	H2416	HNcmpa	life
בְּ/קֶ֖רֶב	be./Ke.rev	H7130	HR/Ncmsc	in/ (the) midst of
חֲכָמִ֣ים	cha.kha.Mim	H2450	HAampa	wise (people)
תָּלִֽין	ta.Lin	H3885	HVqi3fs	it will remain

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H241 — אֹזֶן (ʼôzen, o'-zen): from אָזַן; broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man); [phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.
• H2416 — חַי (chay, khah'-ee): from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
• H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
• H3885 — לוּן (lûwn, loon): or לִין; a primitive root; to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain); abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).
• H7130 — קֶרֶב (qereb, keh'-reb): from קָרַב; properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition); [idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] within self.
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to 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) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
• H8433 — תּוֹכֵחָה (tôwkêchâh, to-kay-khaw'): and תּוֹכַחַת; from יָכַח; chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence); argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• abideth — John 15:3-4, 1 John 2:19
• ear — Proverbs 1:23, Proverbs 9:8-9, Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 19:20, Proverbs 25:12, Isaiah 55:3

Reciprocal references (4): Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 13:18, Ecclesiastes 7:5, 2 Timothy 3:16

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: DEAFNESS-HEARING
• Nave’s: REPROOF

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