Proverbs 15:12
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A corrupt man loveth not one that reproveth him: nor will he go to the wise.

scorner

Proverbs 15:10 Instruction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way of life: he that hateth reproof shall die.

Proverbs 9:7,8 Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. . . .

Amos 5:10 They have hated him that rebuketh in the gate: and have abhorred him that speaketh perfectly.

John 3:18-21 He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten Son of God. . . .

John 7:7 The world cannot hate you: but me it hateth, because I give testimony of it, that the works thereof are evil,

2 Timothy 4:3 For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears:

neither

2 Chronicles 18:7 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: There is one man, of whom we may ask the will of the Lord: but I hate him, for he never prophesieth good to me, but always evil: and it is Micheas the son of Jemla. And Josaphat said: Speak not thus, O king.

Job 21:14 Who have said to God: Depart from us, we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

Context
A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath
11Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more the hearts of the children of men? 12A corrupt man loveth not one that reproveth him: nor will he go to the wise.13A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by grief of mind the spirit is cast down.…
Cross References
Proverbs 9:7
Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 9:8
Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.

Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heareth the doctrine of his father: but he that is a scorner, heareth not when he is reproved.

Amos 5:10
They have hated him that rebuketh in the gate: and have abhorred him that speaketh perfectly.

Lexicon
A mocker
לֵ֭ץ (lêṣ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3887: Ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker

does not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

love
יֶאֱהַב־ (ye·’ĕ·haḇ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f

to be reproved,
הוֹכֵ֣חַֽ (hō·w·ḵê·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict

nor will he
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

consult
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the wise.
חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2450: Wise


Additional Translations
A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.A scorner loves not one that reproves him: neither will he go to the wise.

A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.

An uninstructed person will not love those that reprove him; neither will he associate with the wise.

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him; he will not go unto the wise.

A scorner loveth not to be reproved: he will not go unto the wise.

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go to the wise.

A scoffer doesn't love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not.
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