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Proverbs 12:1

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

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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This verse in Proverbs 12

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
Brutish - Dumb as a brute beast. The difference between man and brute lies chiefly in the capacity of the former for progress and improvement, and that capacity depends upon his willingness to submit to discipline and education. Compare Psa 49:12.

This site's exposition

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge

on Proverbs 12:1-3

The one who hates correction is called “stupid,” a Hebrew word that pictures a man reduced below his own humanity. The good man “obtains favor from the LORD,” but the LORD condemns “a man who devises evil”. Verse 3 restates the contrast as foundations, “the righteous cannot be uprooted”.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Whose loveth instruction loveth knowledge,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Whoso loveth instruction - מוסר musar, discipline or correction, loves knowledge; for correction is the way to knowledge. But he that hateth reproof is brutish - בער baar, he is a bear; and expects no more benefit from correction than the ox does from the goad.

The words behind it

7 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • אֹהֵ֣ב[one who] loves

    ʾohevH157 →211 times

  • מ֭וּסָרdiscipline

    musorH4148 →50 times

  • אֹ֣הֵֽב[is] loving

    ʾohevH157 →211 times

  • דָּ֑עַתknowledge

    daatH1847 →92 times

  • וְשֹׂנֵ֖אand [one who] hates

    vesone'H8130 →146 times

  • תוֹכַ֣חַתrebuke

    tokhachatH8433 →28 times

  • בָּֽעַר׃[is] stupid

    baarH1198 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Proverbs 1:5let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel36 worksProverbs 15:10Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.26 worksProverbs 9:7–8He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.20 worksPsalms 119:97–100Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.16 worksProverbs 5:12–13and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!12 worksProverbs 18:1He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.12 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
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.11 worksProverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.11 worksPsalms 92:6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,10 worksProverbs 2:10–11For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.9 works2 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.9 worksProverbs 8:36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”9 worksIsaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”8 worksPsalms 50:17For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.8 worksProverbs 8:32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.7 worksProverbs 1:23If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.6 worksProverbs 10:17Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.6 worksPsalms 119:27Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.5 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Proverbs 18:1

    He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

    it leads to

    • Ephesians 5:15–17

      Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

    • Proverbs 2:1–6

      My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,

    • Proverbs 20:3

      It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

    • Jeremiah 15:17

      I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.

    • Proverbs 24:21

      My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.

  • Through

    Proverbs 15:10

    Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.

    it leads to

    • John 3:20

      Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

    • Proverbs 13:1

      A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

    • Proverbs 10:17

      Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.

Where this verse is studied

About Proverbs

The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Proverbs: the study guide →Read Proverbs 12 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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