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 have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;
Proverbs 5:11
And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Proverbs 8:33
Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.
Psalm 50:17
Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?
Hebrews 12:15
looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you , and thereby the many be defiled;
Instruction
Proverbs 29:1
He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Isaiah 1:5
Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Jeremiah 5:3
O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Ezekiel 24:13
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed thee and thou wast not cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest.
Heareth
Proverbs 5:13
Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
Deuteronomy 21:18
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
Matthew 7:24
Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:
James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Getteth understanding
Proverbs 15:14
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.