Proverbs 15:12

New English Translation

The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:7

The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things!”

Job 21:14

So they say to God, ‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.

Proverbs 1:22

“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 14:6

The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

Proverbs 15:10

Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

Amos 5:10

The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.

2 Timothy 4:3

For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.