Proverbs 15:12
A scornefull body loueth not one that rebuketh hym: neither wyll he come vnto the wyse.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
In Context
11Hell and destruction are before the Lorde: howe much more then the heartes of the children of men?
13A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce: but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22O ye children, howe long wyll ye loue childishnesse? howe long wyll the scorners delite in scornyng, and the vnwise hate knowledge?
Proverbs 13:1A wise sonne [wil hearken] to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued.
Proverbs 15:10Correction is greeuous vnto hym that forsaketh the way: and who so hateth correction shall dye.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:12
11 Hell and destruction are before the Lord : how much more then the hearts of the children of men? This confirms what was said ( v. 3 ) concerning God's omnipresence, in order to his judging of evil and good. 1. God knows all things, even those things that are hidden from the eyes of all living: Hell and destruction are before the Lord, not only the centre of the earth, and its subterraneous caverns, but the grave, and all the dead bodies which are there buried out of our sight; they are all before the Lord, all… Read the whole commentary →