Proverbs 15:32

32. Despiseth his own soul Or, his life, or himself; meaning, acts as though he did, and does so in effect. Proverbs 8:36.

Getteth understanding Hebrew, possesseth a heart; that is, intellect. As an illustration of the first clause, we give the following passage from Butler’s Analogy, chap. ii: “We may, by rashness, ungoverned passion, wilfulness, or even by negligence, make ourselves as miserable as we please. And many do make themselves extremely miserable; that is, they do what they know beforehand will render them so: they follow those ways, the fruit of which they know by instruction, example, and experience, will bring disgrace, poverty, sickness, and untimely death.” Comp. Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 19:8.