Proverbs 15:32 | DiscipleDeck

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Proverbs 15:32

Refusing instruction is an act of self-harm — the person who hates correction despises their own soul. They are their own worst enemy. But accepting reproof — welcoming it, processing it, applying it — results in genuine growth in understanding. Receptivity to correction is self-love rightly ordered.

Memory phrase: Accept correction. Grow wiser.

Talk about it: How does refusing correction hurt you?

Prayer: God, help me welcome Your correction.

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