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Proverbs 15:12 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise. "

Proverbs 15:12

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10 There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way. Whoever hates reproof shall die.

11 Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD— how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

12 A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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A scorner is not just someone who makes fun of God and religion. He also resists the very things meant to correct him and bring him back. One sign of this is that he cannot bear the rebukes of his own conscience. He does not want to look inward, think honestly, or let his heart convict him if he can avoid it. A person is in a sad condition when he is afraid to know himself and reason with himself.

Another sign is that he cannot stand the advice and warning of his friends. He will not go to the wise, because he does not want wise counsel. We should not only welcome wise people when they come to us, but also go to them, like a poor person going to a rich man’s door for help. But the scorner refuses to do this, because he does not want his faults exposed or his life changed.

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Proverbs 9:8

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Proverbs 14:6

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"A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person."

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"If a man of knowledge hears a wise word, he will commend it and add to it. The wanton man hears it, and it displeases him, so he throws it away behind his back."

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Ecclesiastes 7:5

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"It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools."

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Sirach 32:17

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"A sinful man shuns reproof, and will find a judgment according to his will."

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Amos 5:10

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"They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly."

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Proverbs 15:1

"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."

Proverbs 15:2

"The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools gush out folly."

Proverbs 15:3

"The LORD’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good."

Proverbs 15:4

"A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit."

Proverbs 15:5

"A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence."

Proverbs 15:6

"In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble."

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