Proverbs 15:12
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.”Proverbs 15:12
What Does Proverbs 15:12 Mean?
Proverbs 15:12 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 15, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 15:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 9:8“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.”Proverbs 9:7“He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.”Amos 5:10“They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.”Ephesians 5:11“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”Job 21:14“Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.”1 Kings 22:8“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.”John 3:20“For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.”2 Timothy 4:3“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”Luke 3:19“But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,”John 7:7“The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.”2 Chronicles 18:7“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.”Proverbs 1:22“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”Proverbs 15:10“Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.”John 3:18“He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”Matthew 21:46“But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.”
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