Proverbs 15:30-32
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
30 A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart;
good news invigorates the bones.
31 The ear that listens to salutary reproof(A)
is at home among the wise.[a]
32 Those who disregard discipline hate themselves,
but those who heed reproof acquire understanding.
Footnotes
- 15:31 To become wise, one must hear and integrate perspectives contrary to one’s own, which means accepting “reproof.” Wisdom does not isolate one but places one in the company of the wise.
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