Proverbs 15:12
10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
- KJV
- A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
- WEB
- A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
- ASV
- A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.
- DARBY
- A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him; he will not go unto the wise.
- BLB
- One mocking does not love one who rebukes to him; he will not go to the wise ones.
- ÅB
- En spotter liker ikke å bli irettesatt; til de vise går han ikke.
- OTB
- En spotter hater tilrettevisning og vil ikke søke de vise.
- B1930
- En spotter liker ikke å bli irettesatt; til de vise går han ikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Amos 5:10
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
Read in contextJob 21:14
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Read in contextProverbs 9:7–8
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Read in context2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
Read in contextJohn 7:7
The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
Read in contextProverbs 15:10
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
Read in context2 Chronicles 18:7
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Read in contextJohn 3:18–21
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Read in context