Proverbs 15:12
A scoffer, loveth not, one who reproveth him, unto the wise, doth he not go.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
In Context
11Hades and destruction, are before Yahweh, how much more then, the hearts of the sons of men.
13A joyful heart, maketh a pleasing countenance,—but, in sorrow of heart, is a stricken spirit.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 18:7Then said the king of Israel unto Jehoshaphat—There is yet one man, by whom to seek Yahweh, but, I, hate him, for he is never prophesying, concerning me, anything good—but—all his days—evil, the same, is Micaiah, son of Imla. Then said Jehoshaphat, Let not the king say, so!
Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?
Proverbs 13:1A wise son, [cometh of] a father’s correction, but, a scoffer, heareth not a rebuke.
Proverbs 15:10There is, grievous correction, for him that forsaketh the right path, He that hateth rebuke, shall die.
John 3:18He that believeth on him, is not to be judged: he that believeth not, already, hath been judged,—because he hath not believed on the name of the Only Begotten Son of God.
2 Timothy 4:3For there will be a season—when, the healthful teaching, they will not endure, but, according to their own covetings, will, unto themselves, heap up teachers, because they have an itching ear,
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 →