Proverbs 12:1
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”Proverbs 12:1
What Does Proverbs 12:1 Mean?
Proverbs 12:1 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 12, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 12:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 1:5“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:”Proverbs 15:10“Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.”Proverbs 9:7“He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.”Psalms 119:97“O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.”Proverbs 5:12“And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;”Proverbs 18:1“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.”Psalms 32:9“Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.”Proverbs 8:17“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.”Psalms 92:6“A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.”Proverbs 2:10“When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;”Proverbs 8:36“But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.”2 Thessalonians 2:10“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.”Psalms 50:17“Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.”Proverbs 8:32“Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.”Isaiah 1:3“The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.”Psalms 119:27“Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.”Proverbs 1:23“Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.”Proverbs 10:17“He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.”Proverbs 13:18“Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.”Proverbs 10:8“The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.”
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