Proverbs 12:1

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“Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.”

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BSBPD

“Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof <FI>is<Fi> brutish.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 12:1 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 13:10The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
  2. Psalms 32:9Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
  3. Psalms 92:6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
  4. Psalms 119:27Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
  5. Psalms 119:97Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
  6. Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
  7. Proverbs 2:10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
  8. Proverbs 5:12and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
  9. Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
  10. Proverbs 8:32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
  11. Proverbs 9:7He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
  12. Proverbs 10:8A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
  13. Proverbs 15:10Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
  14. Proverbs 18:1He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
  15. Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
  16. 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

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