Proverbs 12:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

To accept correction is wise, to reject it is stupid.

Cross References

Psalm 119:27

Help me to understand your teachings, and I will think about your marvellous deeds.

Psalm 141:5

Let your faithful people correct and punish me. My prayers condemn the deeds of those who do wrong, so don't let me be friends with any of them.

Psalm 32:9

Don't be stupid like horses and mules that must be led with ropes to make them obey.”

Psalm 50:17

You refused correction and rejected my commands.

Psalm 92:6

for an ignorant fool to know or understand.

Proverbs 10:8

If you have good sense, you will listen and obey; if all you do is talk, you will destroy yourself.

Proverbs 11:31

If good people are rewarded here on this earth, all who are cruel and mean will surely be punished.

Proverbs 12:2

The LORD likes everyone who lives right, but he punishes everyone who makes evil plans.

Proverbs 15:10

If you turn from the right way, you will be punished; if you refuse correction, you will die.

Proverbs 18:1

It's selfish and stupid to think only of yourself and to sneer at people who have sense.

Proverbs 30:2

I am far too stupid to be considered human.

Proverbs 8:17

I love everyone who loves me, and I will be found by all who honestly search.

Proverbs 8:32

Pay attention, my children! Follow my advice, and you will be happy.

Proverbs 8:36

But if you don't find me, you hurt only yourself, and if you hate me, you are in love with death.

Isaiah 1:3

Oxen and donkeys know who owns and feeds them, but my people won't ever learn.”

Leviticus 13:10

If he discovers that the sore spot is white with pus and that the hair around it has also turned white,

2 Thessalonians 2:10

Lost people will be fooled by his evil deeds. They could be saved, but they will refuse to love the truth and accept it.