Proverbs 15:32
He who neglects and ignores instruction and discipline despises himself,
But he who learns from rebuke acquires understanding [and grows in wisdom].
Proverbs 1:24-33
“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
Deuteronomy 21:18
“If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or of his mother, and when they reprimand and discipline him, he will not listen to them,
Deuteronomy 21:20
They shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard.’
Psalm 50:17
“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].
Proverbs 1:7
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence];
But arrogant
Proverbs 5:11-13
And you will groan when your life is ending,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;
Proverbs 8:33-36
“Heed (pay attention to) instruction and be wise,
And do not ignore or neglect it.
Proverbs 15:14
The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it,
But the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness.
Proverbs 15:21
Foolishness is joy to him who is without heart and lacks [intelligent, common] sense,
But a man of understanding walks uprightly [making his course straight].
Proverbs 17:16
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?
Proverbs 18:15
The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 29:1
Will suddenly be broken beyond repair.
Isaiah 1:5
Why should you be stricken and punished again [since no change results from it]?
You [only] continue to rebel.
The whole head is sick
And the whole heart is faint and sick.
Jeremiah 5:3
O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth?
You [have seen their faithless heart and] have stricken them,
But they did not weaken;
You have consumed them,
But they refused to take correction or instruction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to repent and return to You.
Ezekiel 24:13-14
“In your filthiness are lewdness and outrage.
Therefore I would have cleansed you,
Yet you were not [willing to be] cleansed,
You will not be cleansed from your filthiness again
Until I have satisfied My wrath against you.
Matthew 7:24-27
Hebrews 12:15
See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;
James 1:22
But prove yourselves doers of the word [actively and continually obeying God’s precepts], and not merely listeners [who hear the word but fail to internalize its meaning], deluding yourselves [by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth].
Revelation 3:19
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Instruction
Getteth understanding
Bible References
Refuseth
“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
And you will groan when your life is ending,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;
“Heed (pay attention to) instruction and be wise,
And do not ignore or neglect it.
“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].
Instruction
Will suddenly be broken beyond repair.
Why should you be stricken and punished again [since no change results from it]?
You [only] continue to rebel.
The whole head is sick
And the whole heart is faint and sick.
O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth?
You [have seen their faithless heart and] have stricken them,
But they did not weaken;
You have consumed them,
But they refused to take correction or instruction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to repent and return to You.
“In your filthiness are lewdness and outrage.
Therefore I would have cleansed you,
Yet you were not [willing to be] cleansed,
You will not be cleansed from your filthiness again
Until I have satisfied My wrath against you.
Heareth
“I have not listened to the voice of my teachers,
Nor have I inclined my ear to those who instructed me.
Getteth understanding
The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it,
But the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness.
The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.