Verse
Proverbs 12:1 — Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof…
“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”
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The verses around Proverbs 12:1.
1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Verse explanation
Compares the person who loves being corrected, a sign that he values learning, with the person who hates being rebuked, described here as ‘brutish’ — coarse and without any instinct to grow.
From the Proverbs 12 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 12:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O que ama a correcção ama o conhecimento, mas o que aborrece a reprehensão é brutal.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Aquele que ama a correção ama o conhecimento; mas aquele que odeia a repreensão é um bruto.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Si amas el conocimiento, amarás la disciplina. ¡Todo el que aborrece la corrección es un necio!
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