31 If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise.
32 If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.
33 Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom; humility precedes honor.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 15:31-33
Commentary on Proverbs 15:31
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Faithful, friendly reproofs help spiritual life, and lead to eternal life.
Commentary on Proverbs 15:32
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Sinners undervalue their own souls; therefore they prefer the body before the soul, and wrong the soul to please the body.
Commentary on Proverbs 15:33
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The fear of the Lord will dispose us to search the Scriptures with reverence; and it will cause us to follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit. While we humbly place all our dependence on the grace of God, we are exalted in the righteousness of Christ.