Proverbs 15:12

New American Bible - revised edition

Scoffers do not love reproof; to the wise they will not go.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:7

The king of Israel answered, “There is one other man through whom we may consult the Lord; but I hate him, because he prophesies not good but always evil about me. He is Micaiah, son of Imlah.” Jeshoshaphat said, “Let not the king say that.”

Job 21:14

Yet they say to God, “Depart from us, for we have no desire to know your ways!

Proverbs 1:22

“How long, you naive ones, will you love naivete,

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son loves correction, but the scoffer heeds no rebuke.

Proverbs 14:6

The scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for the intelligent.

Proverbs 15:10

Discipline seems bad to those going astray; one who hates reproof will die.

Amos 5:10

They hate those who reprove at the gate and abhor those who speak with integrity;

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify to it that its works are evil.

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine but, following their own desires and insatiable curiosity, will accumulate teachers