Proverbs 15:12

Bible in Basic English 1965

The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:7

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

Job 21:14

Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways.

Proverbs 1:22

How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

Proverbs 14:6

The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

Proverbs 15:10

There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.

Amos 5:10

They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.

John 7:7

It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;