Proverbs 12:1

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

ASV

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

LSV

Whoever is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, || And whoever is hating reproof [is] brutish.

YLT

Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof [is] brutish.

DBY

Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

DRC

He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is foolish.

GNV

He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.

JPS

Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof.

LXXE

He that loves instruction loves sense, but he that hates reproofs is a fool.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

אֹהֵ֣ב מ֭וּסָר אֹ֣הֵֽב דָּ֑עַת וְשֹׂנֵ֖א תוֹכַ֣חַת בָּֽעַר׃Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

LXX-Br

Ὁ ἀγαπῶν παιδείαν, ἀγαπᾷ αἴσθησιν· ὁ δὲ μισῶν ἐλέγχους, ἄφρων.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 15:10Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
• Proverbs 9:7–8He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself. Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
• Psalms 119:97–100Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation. Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me. I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.…
• Proverbs 5:12–13and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof! I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.
• Proverbs 18:1He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
• Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
• 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.
• Psalms 92:6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
• Proverbs 2:10–11For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul. Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
• 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.
• Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
• Proverbs 8:32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
• Psalms 119:27Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).