| 32. Linguistic Exegesis The verse features an antithetic parallelism that contrasts rejecting versus accepting guidance. The first participial clause porea musar {פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר | p̄ō-rē-ʻa mū-sār} ‘one who rejects discipline’ parallels moʾes nap̄šô {מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ | mō-ʾēs nap̄šô} ‘despises his soul.’ The vav-conjunction introduces the second clause wə-šōmēʻa tokhachat {וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת | wə-šō-mē-ʻa tō-ḵā-ḥāt} ‘but one who listens to correction’ followed by qō-nē lē-ḇ {קֹנֶה לֵב | qō-nē lē-ḇ} ‘acquires a heart.’ The participles porea and shōmēʻa create ongoing action, while nap̄šô (soul) and lē-ḇ (heart) evoke inner life and understanding, highlighting the moral and psychological dimensions of the proverb. |