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Proverbs 15:12 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 15 · verse 12
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.Proverbs 15:12 · King James Version
Proverbs 15:12 in context
10Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
11Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
13A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- reprovethyâkachto be rightH3198 →
- scornerlûwtsproperly, to make mouths atH3887 →
- lovethʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
- goyâlakto walkH3212 →
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A scorner is one that not only makes a jest of God and religion, but bids defiance to the methods employed for his conviction and reformation, and, as an evidence of that, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary