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Proverbs 12:1 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Proverbs 12:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 12 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Proverbs on Wisdom and Folly
“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”
Proverbs 12:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 12:1
This proverb sharply contrasts responses to correction: 'Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.' The one who loves instruction (musar—discipline, correction, training) demonstrates love for knowledge because they recognize that correction leads to understanding. The parallel phrase uses strong language: hating reproof (tokakhah—rebuke, correction) makes one 'brutish' (ba'ar—stupid, unreasoning like an animal). The metaphor is striking—refusing correction reduces humans to beast-like irrationality. Animals cannot receive verbal correction or learn from...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 12:1
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“Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.”
“He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.”
“O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.”
“and defies all sound judgment.”
“How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;,And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;, וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵיךְ שָׂנֵאתִי מוּסָר וְתוֹכַחַת נָאַץ לִבִּי׃ ,And say: How have I hated instruction”
“or like the mule”
“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.”
“neither does a fool understand this:”
“When wisdom entereth into thine heart”
“because they didn't receive the love of the truth”