Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
New American Standard Bible
And my heart
King James Version
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Holman Bible
and how my heart despised correction.
International Standard Version
and you will say, "How I hated instruction, and my heart rejected correction!
American Standard Version
And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;
Amplified
And you say, “How I hated instruction and discipline,
And my heart despised correction and reproof!
Bible in Basic English
And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;
Darby Translation
and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof!
Julia Smith Translation
And thou saidst, How did I hate instruction, and my heart despise reproofs
King James 2000
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Lexham Expanded Bible
and say "How I hated discipline, and I despised reproof!"
Modern King James verseion
and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised correction;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and then say, "Alas, why hated I nurture? Why did my heart despise correction?
NET Bible
And you will say, "How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!
New Heart English Bible
and say, "How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
The Emphasized Bible
And thou shalt say - How I hated correction! and, reproof, my heart disdained;
Webster
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
World English Bible
and say, "How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Youngs Literal Translation
And hast said, 'How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,
Themes
Disobedience » The reward for being disobedient to your instructors
Harlot (prostitute) » To be shunned
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Spiritual instruction despised
Rejection » Of Christ » Of spiritual instruction
Reproof » Contempt of, leads to remorse
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Avoid Seduction
11 and thou mourn at thy latter end when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 12 and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof. 13 Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 12:1
He who loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:25
but ye have made all my counsel void, and want none of my reproof,
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Genesis 19:9
And they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will be a judge. Now we will deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed greatly upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the doo
Exodus 2:13-14
And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together. And he said to him who did the wrong, Why do thou smite thy neighbor?
2 Chronicles 24:20-22
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest. And he stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why do ye transgress the commandments of LORD, so that ye cannot prosper? Because ye have for
2 Chronicles 25:16
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that [the king] said to him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? Cease. Why should thou be smitten? Then the prophet ceased, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee,
2 Chronicles 33:10-11
And LORD spoke to Manasseh, and to his people, but they gave no heed.
2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
Psalm 50:17
since thou hate instruction, and cast my words behind thee?
Psalm 73:22
So I was brutish, and ignorant. I was a beast before thee.
Proverbs 1:29-30
because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of LORD.
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame [are to] him who refuses correction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father's correction, but he who regards reproof gets prudence.
Jeremiah 44:4
However I sent all my servants the prophets to you, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate.
Zechariah 1:4-6
Be ye not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus says LORD of hosts: Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings, but they did not hear, nor hearken to me, says LORD.
Zechariah 7:11-14
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
John 3:19-20
And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil.