Proverbs 12:1

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Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is senseless.

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  • Ps 119:97-99 : 97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all day long. 98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the elders, because I keep Your precepts.
  • Prov 15:10 : 10 Harsh discipline comes to those who forsake the right path; anyone who hates correction will die.
  • 2 Thess 2:10 : 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
  • Prov 9:7-8 : 7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked person incurs abuse. 8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or they will hate you; rebuke a wise person, and they will love you.
  • Prov 18:1 : 1 One who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he quarrels against all sound wisdom.
  • Ps 32:9 : 9 Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled with bit and bridle or they will not come near you.
  • Ps 92:6 : 6 How great are Your works, O LORD! How profound are Your thoughts!
  • Ps 119:27 : 27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts, and I will meditate on Your wonderful deeds.
  • Isa 1:3 : 3 The ox knows its owner, and the donkey knows its master's feeding trough, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.
  • Prov 2:10-11 : 10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. 11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,
  • Prov 5:12-13 : 12 You will say, 'How I hated discipline, and my heart despised correction!' 13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors.
  • Prov 8:17 : 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.
  • Prov 8:32 : 32 Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    80%

    31The ear that listens to life-giving correction will dwell among the wise.

    32Those who ignore discipline despise themselves, but those who heed correction gain understanding.

  • Prov 15:5
    79%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 13:18
    79%

    18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Prov 10:17
    79%

    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

  • Prov 15:10
    78%

    10Harsh discipline comes to those who forsake the right path; anyone who hates correction will die.

  • Prov 5:12
    77%

    12You will say, 'How I hated discipline, and my heart despised correction!'

  • Prov 19:25
    76%

    25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

  • Prov 9:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    7Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked person incurs abuse.

    8Do not rebuke a mocker, or they will hate you; rebuke a wise person, and they will love you.

    9Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.

  • Prov 1:5-7
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    76%

    5Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

    6To understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.

    7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Prov 17:10
    76%

    10A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Prov 15:12
    75%

    12A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise.

  • Prov 13:1
    75%

    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not be weary of His reproof.

    12For the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

  • Prov 16:22
    74%

    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

  • Prov 1:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22How long, simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

    23If you turn at my correction, behold, I will pour out my Spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.

  • Prov 23:12
    74%

    12Apply your heart to discipline, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 14:17-18
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    73%

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

    18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    72%

    13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 13:24
    72%

    24Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 18:15
    72%

    15The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 21:11
    72%

    11When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wise; when a wise person is instructed, they increase in knowledge.

  • Prov 1:2
    71%

    2To know wisdom and discipline, to understand words of insight,

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

    8The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 1:29-30
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    71%

    29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,

    30They would have none of my counsel and despised all my correction.

  • Prov 12:23
    71%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 12:2
    71%

    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but a person of wicked schemes is condemned.

  • Prov 29:1
    71%

    1A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

  • Prov 13:15-16
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    71%

    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 14:6
    71%

    6A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.

  • Ps 92:6
    71%

    6How great are Your works, O LORD! How profound are Your thoughts!

  • Prov 19:27
    71%

    27Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Ps 50:17
    71%

    17For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you.

  • Prov 17:19
    70%

    19Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 8:10
    70%

    10Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

  • Prov 10:8
    70%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Heb 12:6
    70%

    6For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He chastises every son He accepts.