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Proverbs 15:12 Cross-References
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“A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.”
Proverbs 15:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 15:12
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. Lo ye'ehav-lets lehokiyach lo (לֹא יֶאֱהַב־לֵץ לְהוֹכִיחַ לוֹ, a scorner does not love one who reproves him). Lets (לֵץ, scorner, mocker, scoffer) refuses correction. El-chakhamim lo yelekh (אֶל־חֲכָמִים לֹא יֵלֵךְ, to the wise he will not go). Scorners avoid wise people who might confront their folly. This self-imposed isolation from truth guarantees continued foolishness. By contrast, Proverbs 13:20 promises: "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise." Scorners' pride prevents them from seeking wisdom that woul...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 15:12
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“and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.”
“'Depart from us”
“He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.”
“but”
“because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.”
“There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh: but I hate him; for he never prophesies good concerning me”
“but it hates me”
“Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.”