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Proverbs 15:12
12A scoffer [unlike a wise man] resents one who rebukes him and tries to teach him; Nor will he go to the wise [for counsel and instruction].
Proverbs 15:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
- New International Version (NIV)Mockers resent correction, so they avoid the wise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, Nor will he go to the wise.
Context of Proverbs 15:12
10There is severe discipline for him who turns from the way [of righteousness]; And he who hates correction will die. 11Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the abyss, the place of eternal punishment) lie open before the Lord— How much more the hearts and inner motives of the children of men. A scoffer [unlike a wise man] resents one who rebukes him and tries to teach him; Nor will he go to the wise [for counsel and instruction]. 13A heart full of joy and goodness makes a cheerful face, But when a heart is full of sadness the spirit is crushed. 14The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it, But the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:12 word by word
לֹ֣א יֶאֱהַב־לֵ֭ץ הוֹכֵ֣חַֽ ל֑וֹ אֶל־חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים לֹ֣א יֵלֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:12
- Proverbs 15:10There is severe discipline for him who turns from the way [of righteousness]; And he who hates correction will die.
- Proverbs 9:7He who corrects and instructs a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man gets insults for himself.
- Amos 5:10They hate the one who reprimands [the unrighteous] in the [court held at the city] gate [regarding him as unreasonable and rejecting his reprimand], And they detest him who speaks [the truth] with integrity and honesty.
- John 3:18Whoever believes and has decided to trust in Him [as personal Savior and Lord] is not judged [for this one, there is no judgment, no rejection, no condemnation]; but the one who does not believe [and has decided to reject Him as personal Savior and Lord] is judged already [that one has been convicted and sentenced], because he has not believed and trusted in the name of the [One and] only begotten Son of God [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, the One who alone can save him].
- John 7:7The world cannot hate you [since you are part of it], but it does hate Me because I denounce it and testify that its deeds are evil.
- 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine and accurate instruction [that challenges them with God’s truth]; but wanting to have their ears tickled [with something pleasing], they will accumulate for themselves [many] teachers [one after another, chosen] to satisfy their own desires and to support the errors they hold,
- 2 Chronicles 18:7The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, for he never prophesies [anything] good for me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so [perhaps this time it will be different].”
- Job 21:14Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:12
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12Verse 12 A scorner cannot bear to reflect seriously within his own heart.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Mockers cannot become wise because they avoid criticism (compare Proverbs 10:17; 13:1, 10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Compare Pr 9:8). go unto the wise--to be instructed.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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