Proverbs 12:1

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

The one loving discipline is loving knowledge, and the one hating correction is stupid.

Latin

Qui diligit disciplinam diligit scientiam; qui autem odit increpationes insipiens est.

Hebrew

English

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

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 15:10
Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
Proverbs 9:7–8
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
Psalm 119:97–100
Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
Proverbs 18:1
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
Proverbs 5:12–13
…and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
Psalm 32:9
Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
Psalm 92:6
A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
Proverbs 2:10–11
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
2 Thessalonians 2:10
…and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
Isaiah 1:3
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
Proverbs 8:32
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.