Proverbs 15:12
A scorner loveth not that one should admonish him: unto the wise doth he not go.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
In Context
13A merry heart cheereth up the countenance; but when the heart feeleth pain the spirit is depressed.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 18:7And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him; for he never prophesieth any good concerning me, but at all times evil: it is Michayhu the son of Yimla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners take their delight in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 13:1A wise son [becometh so] by the correction of his father; but a scorner hearkeneth not to rebuke.
Proverbs 15:10An evil correction is [destined] for him that forsaketh the [right] path; he that hateth admonition will die.
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 →