121 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.

Other Translations of Proverbs 12:1

King James Version

121 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

English Standard Version

121 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

The Message

121 If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it - how shortsighted to refuse correction!

New King James Version

121 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.

New Living Translation

121 To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 12:1

Commentary on Proverbs 12:1

(Read Proverbs 12:1)

Those who have grace, will delight in the instructions given them. Those that stifle their convictions, are like brutes.