Proverbs 15:12
The scoffer loveth not his reprover; He will not resort to the wise.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
In Context
13A joyous heart maketh a bright countenance; But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? How long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 13:1A wise son listeneth to the instruction of his father; But a scoffer listeneth not to rebuke.
Proverbs 15:10Sore chastisement shall be to him that forsaketh the way; He that hateth reproof shall die.
John 3:18He that believeth in him is not condemned; he that believeth not hath already been condemned, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own desires will they heap to themselves teachers; because they have itching ears;
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 →