Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
Instruction
Getteth understanding
Bible References
Refuseth
Proverbs 1:24
“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
Proverbs 5:11
And you will groan when your life is ending,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;
And you will groan when your life is ending,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;
Proverbs 8:33
“Heed (pay attention to) instruction and be wise,
And do not ignore or neglect it.
“Heed (pay attention to) instruction and be wise,
And do not ignore or neglect it.
Psalm 50:17
“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].
“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].
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;
Instruction
Proverbs 29:1 He who hardens his neck and refuses instruction after being often reproved (corrected, criticized),
Will suddenly be broken beyond repair.
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.
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.
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
“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.
“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
Proverbs 5:13
“I have not listened to the voice of my teachers,
Nor have I inclined my ear to those who instructed me.
“I have not listened to the voice of my teachers,
Nor have I inclined my ear to those who instructed me.
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,
Matthew 7:24 “So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, will be like a wise man [a far-sighted, practical, and sensible man] who built his house on the rock.
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 Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I rebuke and discipline [showing them their faults and instructing them]; so be enthusiastic and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will].
Getteth understanding
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.
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 18:15
The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.
The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.