31 The ear that heeds wholesome admonition will lodge among the wise.

32 Those who ignore instruction despise themselves, but those who heed admonition gain understanding.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 15:31-32

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.