Proverbs 15:31

New English Translation

³¹The person^[a] who hears the reproof that leads to life^[b]
is at home^[c] among the wise.^[d]

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

New English Translation (NET)