Proverbs 15:31
31 The person ▼
▼tn Heb “ear” (so KJV, NRSV). The term “ear” is a synecdoche of part (= ear) for the whole (= person).
who hears the reproof that leads to life ▼▼tn “Life” is an objective genitive: Reproof brings or preserves life. Cf. NIV11 “life-giving correction”; NLT “constructive criticism.”
is at home ▼
▼tn Heb “lodges.” This means to live with, to be at home with.
among the wise. ▼▼sn The proverb is one full sentence; it affirms that a teachable person is among the wise.
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