Pro 15:31 | NETfull | STEP | The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

Proverbs 15:31

31 The person ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ “Life” is an objective genitive: Reproof brings or preserves life. Cf. NIV “life-giving rebuke”; NLT “constructive criticism.”}
is at home ^{▼▼ Heb “lodges.” This means to live with, to be at home with.} among the wise. ^{▼▼ The proverb is one full sentence; it affirms that a teachable person is among the wise.}