Proverbs 12:1

Proverbs 12:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.

Context of Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves instruction and discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof and correction is stupid. 2A good man will obtain favor from the Lord, But He will condemn a man who devises evil. 3A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the [consistently] righteous will not be moved.

Proverbs 12:1 word by word

אֹהֵ֣ב מ֭וּסָר אֹ֣הֵֽב דָּ֑עַת וְשֹׂנֵ֖א תוֹכַ֣חַת בָּֽעַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoso lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
• but he that hatethשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• reproofתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433
• brutishבַּ֫עַרba‛ar · stupidH1198

Cross-references for Proverbs 12:1

• Proverbs 5:12And you say, “How I hated instruction and discipline, And my heart despised correction and reproof!
• Proverbs 9:7He who corrects and instructs a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man gets insults for himself.
• Psalms 32:9Do not be like the horse or like the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bridle and rein to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.
• Psalms 92:6A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing, Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this:
• Isaiah 1:3The ox [instinctively] knows its owner, And the donkey its master’s feeding trough, But Israel does not know [Me as Lord], My people do not understand.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 12:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Whoso loveth instruction - מוסר musar, discipline or correction, loves knowledge; for correction is the way to knowledge. But he that hateth reproof is brutish - בער baar, he is a bear; and expects no more benefit from correction than the ox does from the goad.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Brutish - Dumb as a brute beast. The difference between man and brute lies chiefly in the capacity of the former for progress and improvement, and that capacity depends upon his willingness to submit to discipline and education. Compare Psalm 49:12.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Verse 1 Those who have grace, will delight in the instructions given them. Those that stifle their convictions, are like brutes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-28Pr 12:1-28. 1. loveth knowledge--as the fruit of instruction or training (Pr 1:2). hateth reproof--(Pr 10:17). brutish--stupid, regardless of his own welfare (Psa 49:10; 73:22).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 12:1

• Knowledge
• Reproof
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Proverbs 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings