18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
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A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. …
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18)Note, 1. He that is so proud that he scorns to be taught will certainly be abased. He that refuses the good instruction offered him, as if it were a reflection upon his honour and an abridgment of his liberty, poverty and shame shall be to him : he will become a beggar and live and die in disgrace; every one will despise him as foolish, and stubborn, and ungovernable. 2. He that is so humble that…
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