Proverbs 5:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then you will say, “Why didn’t I listen to my parents? Why didn’t I pay attention to my teachers? I didn’t want to be disciplined. I refused to be corrected.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves to learn; whoever hates to be corrected is stupid.

Proverbs 15:5

Fools refuse to listen to their father’s advice, but those who accept discipline are smart.

Proverbs 1:25

You ignored my advice and refused to be corrected.

Proverbs 1:22

“Fools, how long will you love being ignorant? How long will you make fun of wisdom? How long will you hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:7

Knowledge begins with fear and respect for the Lord, but stubborn fools hate wisdom and refuse to learn.

Jeremiah 44:4

I sent my servants, the prophets, to those people again and again. They spoke my message and said to the people, “Don’t do this terrible thing. I hate for you to worship idols.”

Proverbs 13:18

If you refuse to learn from your mistakes, you will be poor, and no one will respect you. If you listen when you are criticized, you will be honored.

Psalm 50:17

You hate for me to tell you what to do. You ignore what I say.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they made fun of God’s prophets and refused to listen to them. They hated God’s messages. Finally, the Lord could not hold his anger any longer. He became angry with his people and there was nothing that could be done to stop it.

2 Chronicles 25:16

When the prophet spoke, Amaziah said to the prophet, “We never made you an advisor to the king. Be quiet! If you don’t be quiet, you will be killed.” The prophet became quiet, but then said, “God has decided to destroy you because you did this and didn’t listen to my advice.”

Genesis 19:9

The men surrounding the house answered, “Get out of our way!” They said to themselves, “This man Lot came to our city as a visitor. Now he wants to tell us how we should live!” Then the men said to Lot, “We will do worse things to you than to them.” So the men started moving closer and closer to Lot. They were about to break down the door.

Proverbs 6:23

Your parents give you commands and teachings that are like lights to show you the right way. This teaching corrects you and trains you to follow the path to life.

Proverbs 5:11

At the end of your life, you will be sad that you ruined your health and lost everything you had.

Proverbs 8:36

But those who do not find me put their lives in danger. Whoever hates me loves death.”

Proverbs 10:17

Those who accept correction show others how to live. Those who reject correction lead others the wrong way.