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Proverbs 15:12

A scoffer does not 'ahav ·affectionately love· to be reproved; 2 he will not go to the wise. 1

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

11Sheol ·Place of the dead· and Abaddon ·Destruction, Unrighteous side of Sheol· are before Adonai, 2 how much more then the hearts of the children of men! 1

13A glad heart makes a cheerful face; 2 but an aching heart breaks the spirit. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simple ones, will you 'ahav ·affectionately love· thoughtless living? 2 How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, 2 and fools hate knowledge? 1

Proverbs 13:1A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, 2 but a scoffer does not sh'ma ·hear obey· rebuke. 1

Proverbs 15:10There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way: 2 whoever hates reproof shall die. 1

John 3:18He who trusts in him is not judged. He who does not trust has been judged already, because he has not trusted in the name of the one and only Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·.

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 →

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