Proverbs 15:12

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

10Discipline is harsh for the one who leaves the path; the one who hates correction will die. 11Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord — how much more, human hearts. A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him; he will not consult the wise. 13A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit. 14A discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

Proverbs 15:12 word by word

לֹ֣א יֶאֱהַב־לֵ֭ץ הוֹכֵ֣חַֽ ל֑וֹ אֶל־חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים לֹ֣א יֵלֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A scornerלִיץlûts · to mockH3887
• lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• not one that reprovethיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
• him: neither will he goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• unto the wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450

Cross-references for Proverbs 15:12

• Proverbs 15:10Discipline is harsh for the one who leaves the path; the one who hates correction will die.
• Proverbs 9:7The one who corrects a mocker will bring abuse on himself; the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.
• Amos 5:10They hate the one who convicts the guilty at the city gate, and they despise the one who speaks with integrity.
• John 3:18Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me because I testify about it — that its works are evil.
• 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear.
• 2 Chronicles 18:7The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man who can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies good about me, but only disaster. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king shouldn’t say that,” Jehoshaphat replied.
• Job 21:14Yet they say to God, “Leave us alone! We don’t want to know 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

Topics related to Proverbs 15:12

• Pride
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Abomination
• Cheerful
• Continual
• Countenance
• Disappoint
• Disperse
• Feast
• Grievous
• Humility
• Poetry

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