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
However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one paid attention,
Proverbs 5:11
And at the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are wasted away.
Proverbs 8:33
Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect it.
Psalm 50:17
For you hate instruction and reject my words.
Hebrews 12:15
See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.
Instruction
Proverbs 29:1
The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.
Isaiah 1:5
Why do you insist on being battered? Why do you continue to rebel? Your head has a massive wound, your whole body is weak.
Jeremiah 5:3
Lord, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.
Ezekiel 24:13
You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. I tried to cleanse you, but you are not clean. You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness until I have exhausted my anger on you.
Heareth
Proverbs 5:13
For I did not obey my teachers and I did not heed my instructors.
Deuteronomy 21:18
If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,
Matthew 7:24
"Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
James 1:22
But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
Revelation 3:19
All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!
Getteth understanding
Proverbs 15:14
The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
Proverbs 18:15
The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.