Proverbs 15:12

Easy To Read Version

The foolish person hates to be told when he is wrong. And that person refuses to ask wise people for advice.

Cross References

Amos 5:10

\{Prophets\} go to the public places\par and speak against \{the bad things\par that people are doing\}.\par And the people hate \{those prophets\}.\par \{The prophets\} teach good, simple truths.\par And the people hate those \{prophets\}.\par

Job 21:14

But evil people say to God,\par ‘Leave us alone!\par We don’t care what you want us to do!’\par

2 Timothy 4:3

The time will come when people will not listen to the true teaching. But people will find more and more teachers that please them. People will find teachers that say the things those people want to hear.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you. But the world hates me. Why? Because I tell the people in the world that they do evil things.

Proverbs 15:10

If a person begins to live wrong, then he will be punished. And the person that hates to be corrected will be destroyed.

2 Chronicles 18:7

Then King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man here. We can ask the Lord through him. But I hate this man, because he never has a good message from the Lord about me. He always has bad messages for me. That man’s name is Micaiah. He is Imlah’s son.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Ahab, you should not say that!”

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son listens carefully when his father tells him what to do. But a proud person does not listen when people try to correct him.

Proverbs 1:22

“You are foolish people. How long will you continue doing foolish things? How long will you make fun of wisdom? How long will you continue to hate knowledge?

Proverbs 14:6

People who make fun of God might look for wisdom, but they will never find it. \{People who believe God\} are truly wise. Knowledge comes easy to them.