He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof, possesseth understanding.

refuseth

Proverbs 1:24 You have despised all my counsel, and have neglected my reprehensions.

Proverbs 5:11,12 Why have I hated instruction, and my heart consented not to reproof, . . .

Proverbs 8:33-36 Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors. . . .

Psalm 50:17 Seeing thou hast hated discipline: and hast cast my words behind thee.

Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder and by it many be defiled:

instruction or correction

Proverbs 29:1 The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth him, shall suddenly be destroyed: and health shall not follow him.

Isaiah 1:5 For what shall I strike you any more, you that increase transgression? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart is sad.

Jeremiah 5:3 O Lord, thy eyes are upon truth: thou hast struck them, and they have not grieved: thou hast bruised them, and they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than the rock, and they have refused to return.

Ezekiel 24:13,14 Thy uncleanness is execrable: because I desired to cleanse thee, and thou art not cleansed from thy filthiness: neither shalt thou be cleansed, before I cause my indignation to rest in thee. . . .

heareth

Proverbs 5:13 I have almost been in all evil, in the midst of the church and of the congregation.

Deuteronomy 21:18,20 If a man have a stubborn and unruly son, who will not hear the commandments of his father or mother, and being corrected, slighteth obedience: . . .

Matthew 7:24-27 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock, . . .

James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Revelation 3:19 Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore and do penance.

getteth understanding

Proverbs 15:14,21 The heart of the wise seeketh instruction: and the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. . . .

Proverbs 17:16 What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.

Proverbs 18:15 A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.