Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.
Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.
hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
Voices1
Hear instruction,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches12
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,
But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.
3 more linked verses are grouped by book below ↓
Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.
Cross-references are drawn from classic Bible study tools and open, shareable Bible data.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Proverbs 5:1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
leads to
My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
Through
Proverbs 1:8Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
leads to
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
Through
Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
leads to
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
