'Reproof' in the Bible
How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove?
When I hear a reproof that dishonors me, then my understanding prompts me to answer.
And you will say, "How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!
The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.
The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.
A fool rejects his father's discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.
The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.
The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever hears reproof acquires understanding.
A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.