Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not.
New American Standard Bible
He will not go to the wise.
King James Version
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
Holman Bible
he will not consult the wise.
International Standard Version
The arrogant mocker never loves the one who corrects him; he will not inquire of the wise.
A Conservative Version
A scoffer does not like to be reproved. He will not go to the wise.
American Standard Version
A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.
Amplified
A scoffer [unlike a wise man] resents one who rebukes him and tries to teach him;
Nor will he go to the wise [for counsel and instruction].
Bible in Basic English
The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.
Darby Translation
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him; he will not go unto the wise.
Julia Smith Translation
He mocking will not love him reproving him: to the wise he will not go.
King James 2000
A scoffer loves not one that reproves him: neither will he go unto the wise.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A scoffer does not like {his rebuke}; to the wise he will not go.
Modern King James verseion
A scorner does not love one who corrects him, nor will he go to the wise.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A scornful body loveth not one that rebuketh him; neither will he come among the wise.
NET Bible
The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.
New Heart English Bible
A scoffer doesn't love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
The Emphasized Bible
A scoffer, loveth not, one who reproveth him, unto the wise, doth he not go.
Webster
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go to the wise.
World English Bible
A scoffer doesn't love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
Themes
Reproof » They who give, are hated by scorners
Reproof » Those that reprove a scorner
Scorn » Those that reprove a scorner
Scorning and mocking » Those who are addicted to » Love not those who reprove
Scorning and mocking » Those who are addicted to » Go not to the wise
Topics
Interlinear
Yakach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 15:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
11 Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men. 12 A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not. 13 A joyful heart maketh glad the face, And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.
Names
Cross References
Amos 5:10
They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.
2 Chronicles 18:7
And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, 'Still -- one man to seek Jehovah from him, and I -- I have hated him, for he is not prophesying concerning me of good, but all his days of evil, he is Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, 'Let not the king say so.'
Job 21:14
And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.
Proverbs 9:7-8
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish.
Proverbs 15:10
Chastisement is grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.
John 3:18-21
he who is believing in him is not judged, but he who is not believing hath been judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 7:7
the world is not able to hate you, but me it doth hate, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil.
2 Timothy 4:3
for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers -- itching in the hearing,