Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.
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].
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not.
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 Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men! 12 The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise. 13 A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Names
Cross References
Amos 5:10
They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.
2 Chronicles 18:7
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Job 21:14
Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways.
Proverbs 9:7-8
He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.
Proverbs 15:10
There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.
John 3:18-21
The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.
John 7:7
It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;