Proverbs 12:1

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.”

— WEB

“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”

— KJV

“Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.”

— ASV

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Proverbs 15:10 "There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way: whoever hates reproof shall die."
Proverbs 9:7-8 "He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse."
Psalms 119:97-100 "How I love your law! It is my meditation all day."
Proverbs 18:1 "An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment."
Proverbs 5:12-13 "and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;"
Psalms 32:9 "Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come …"
Proverbs 8:17 "I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me."
Psalms 92:6 "A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does a fool understand this:"

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