Proverbs 15:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The scorner will not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

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Referenced Verses

  • Amos 5:10 : 10 The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.
  • John 3:18-21 : 18 The one who believes in him is not condemned. The one who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God. 19 Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed. 21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.
  • John 7:7 : 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.
  • 2 Tim 4:3 : 3 For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.
  • 2 Chr 18:7 : 7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat,“There is still one man through whom we can seek the LORD’s will– But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always disaster–Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said,“The king should not say such things!”
  • Job 21:14 : 14 So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.
  • Prov 9:7-8 : 7 Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse. 8 Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.
  • Prov 15:10 : 10 Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 9:7-8
    2 verses
    85%

    7Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

    8Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

  • Prov 13:1
    81%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 14:6-7
    2 verses
    80%

    6The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

  • Prov 19:25
    76%

    25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 12:1
    75%

    1The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

  • Prov 15:5
    75%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    75%

    31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

    32The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever listens to reproof acquires understanding.

  • Prov 15:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

    11Death and Destruction are before the LORD– how much more the hearts of humans!

  • Prov 1:29-30
    2 verses
    74%

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

    30they did not comply with my advice, they spurned all my rebuke.

  • Prov 24:9
    74%

    9A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

  • Prov 13:18
    73%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 22:10
    73%

    10Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.

  • Prov 29:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8Scornful people inflame a city, but those who are wise turn away wrath.

    9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

  • Prov 21:11
    73%

    11When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

  • Prov 21:24
    73%

    24A proud and arrogant person, whose name is“Scoffer,” acts with overbearing pride.

  • Prov 17:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

    11An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

  • Prov 1:22
    72%

    22“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?

  • Prov 1:25
    72%

    25and you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,

  • Prov 17:5
    72%

    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 5:12
    71%

    12And you will say,“How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!

  • Prov 10:17
    71%

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Eccl 7:5
    71%

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 19:29
    71%

    29Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 3:34
    71%

    34With arrogant scoffers he is scornful, yet he shows favor to the humble.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.

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

  • Job 39:7
    70%

    7It scorns the tumult in the town; it does not hear the shouts of a driver.

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 12:8
    70%

    8A person will be praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one with a bewildered mind will be despised.

  • Prov 29:1
    69%

    1The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

  • Amos 5:10
    69%

    10The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.

  • Prov 29:19
    69%

    19A servant cannot be corrected by words, for although he understands, there is no answer.

  • Prov 9:12
    69%

    12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you have mocked, you alone must bear it.

  • Prov 17:19
    69%

    19The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.

  • Prov 15:13
    69%

    13A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

  • Prov 23:9
    69%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 18:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

    3When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

  • Job 37:24
    69%

    24Therefore people fear him, for he does not regard all the wise in heart.”

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Job 13:9
    68%

    9Would it turn out well if he would examine you? Or as one deceives a man would you deceive him?

  • Prov 11:12
    68%

    12The one who denounces his neighbor lacks sense, but a discerning person keeps silent.