Proverbs 15:32 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 15:32 NIV (New International Version)
Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.
Proverbs 15:32 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.
Proverbs 15:32 NLT (New Living Translation)
If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.
Proverbs 15:32 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.
Proverbs 15:32 KJV (King James Version)
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: But he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
Proverbs 15:32 NKJV (New King James Version)
He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.
Proverbs 15:32 MSG (The Message)
An undisciplined, self-willed life is puny; an obedient, God-willed life is spacious.
Proverbs 15:32 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
One who neglects discipline rejects himself, But one who listens to a rebuke acquires understanding.
Proverbs 15:32 AMP (Amplified Bible)
He who neglects and ignores instruction and discipline despises himself, But he who learns from rebuke acquires understanding [and grows in wisdom].
Proverbs 15:32 NET (New English Translation)
The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever hears reproof acquires understanding.