Proverbs 15:12
12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
Other Translations of Proverbs 15:12
New International Version
12 Mockers resent correction, so they avoid the wise.
English Standard Version
12 A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
The Message
12 Know-it-alls don't like being told what to do; they avoid the company of wise men and women.
New King James Version
12 A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, Nor will he go to the wise.
New Living Translation
12 Mockers hate to be corrected, so they stay away from the wise.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 15:12
Commentary on Proverbs 15:12
(Read Proverbs 15:12)
A scorner cannot bear to reflect seriously within his own heart.