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

10Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined; whoever hates correction will die. 11Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the Lord. How much more does he know the human heart! Mockers hate to be corrected, so they stay away from the wise. 13A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit. 14A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.

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 15:10Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined; whoever hates correction will die.
• Proverbs 9:7Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
• Amos 5:10How you hate honest judges! How you despise people who tell the truth!
• John 3:18“There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.
• John 7:7The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil.
• 2 Timothy 4:3For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.
• 2 Chronicles 18:7The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the Lord for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat replied, “That’s not the way a king should talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.”
• Job 21:14And yet they say to God, ‘Go away. We want no part of you and 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