Proverbs 12:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:97-99 : 97 Mem. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually. 98 By thy commaundements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee. 99 I haue had more vnderstading then all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
  • Prov 15:10 : 10 Instruction is euill to him that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth correction, shall die.
  • 2 Thess 2:10 : 10 And in al deceiuablenes of vnrighteousnes, among them that perish, because they receiued not the loue of the trueth, that they might be saued.
  • Prov 9:7-8 : 7 He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot. 8 Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
  • Prov 18:1 : 1 For the desire thereof hee will separate himselfe to seeke it, and occupie himselfe in all wisdome.
  • Ps 32:9 : 9 Be ye not like an horse, or like a mule, which vnderstand not: whose mouthes thou doest binde with bit and bridle, least they come neere thee.
  • Ps 92:6 : 6 An vnwise man knoweth it not, and a foole doeth not vnderstand this,
  • Ps 119:27 : 27 Make me to vnderstand ye way of thy precepts, & I will meditate in thy wondrous workes.
  • Isa 1:3 : 3 The oxe knoweth his owner, and the asse his masters crib: but Israel hath not knowen: my people hath not vnderstand.
  • Prov 2:10-11 : 10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule, 11 Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,
  • Prov 5:12-13 : 12 And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction! 13 And haue not obeied the voyce of them that taught mee, nor enclined mine eare to them that instructed me!
  • Prov 8:17 : 17 I loue them that loue me: and they that seeke me earely, shall finde me.
  • Prov 8:32 : 32 Therefore nowe hearken, O children, vnto me: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    80%

    31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

    32Hee that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that obeyeth correction, getteth vnderstanding.

  • Prov 15:5
    79%

    5A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.

  • Prov 13:18
    79%

    18Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.

  • Prov 10:17
    79%

    17He that regardeth instruction, is in the way of life: but he that refuseth correction, goeth out of the way.

  • Prov 15:10
    78%

    10Instruction is euill to him that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth correction, shall die.

  • Prov 5:12
    77%

    12And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction!

  • Prov 19:25
    76%

    25Smite a scorner, and the foolish wil beware: and reproue the prudent, and he wil vnderstand knowledge.

  • Prov 9:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    7He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.

    8Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.

    9Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 1:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

    6To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.

    7The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

  • Prov 17:10
    76%

    10A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.

  • Prov 15:12
    75%

    12A scorner loueth not him that rebuketh him, neither will he goe vnto the wise.

  • Prov 13:1
    75%

    1A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.

    12For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.

  • Prov 16:22
    74%

    22Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

  • Prov 1:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?

    23(Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)

  • Prov 23:12
    74%

    12Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.

  • Prov 14:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.

    18The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding wisdome is founde, and a rod shalbe for the backe of him that is destitute of wisedome.

    14Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.

  • Prov 13:24
    72%

    24He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.

  • Prov 18:15
    72%

    15A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.

  • Prov 21:11
    72%

    11When the scorner is punished, the foolish is wise: and when one instructeth the wise, he wil receiue knowledge.

  • Prov 1:2
    71%

    2To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

    8He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.

  • Prov 1:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.

    30They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction.

  • Prov 12:23
    71%

    23A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.

  • Prov 12:2
    71%

    2A good man getteth fauour of the Lorde: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.

  • Prov 29:1
    71%

    1A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.

    16Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.

  • Prov 14:6
    71%

    6A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.

  • Ps 92:6
    71%

    6An vnwise man knoweth it not, and a foole doeth not vnderstand this,

  • Prov 19:27
    71%

    27My sonne, heare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from ye words of knowledge.

  • Ps 50:17
    71%

    17Seeing thou hatest to bee reformed, and hast cast my wordes behinde thee?

  • Prov 17:19
    70%

    19He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.

  • Prov 8:10
    70%

    10Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.

  • Prov 10:8
    70%

    8The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.

  • Heb 12:6
    70%

    6For whom the Lord loueth, he chasteneth: and he scourgeth euery sonne that he receiueth: