Proverbs 15:12 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 15:12 MSG (The Message)

Know-it-alls don’t like being told what to do; they avoid the company of wise men and women.

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: Neither will he go unto the wise.

A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, He will not go to the wise.

Those who make fun of wisdom don’t like to be corrected; they will not ask the wise for advice.

A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.

Mockers resent correction, so they avoid the wise.

A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, Nor will he go to the wise.

A scoffer [unlike a wise man] resents one who rebukes him and tries to teach him; Nor will he go to the wise [for counsel and instruction].

Mockers hate to be corrected, so they stay away from the wise.

The know-it-all never esteems the one who tries to correct him. He refuses to seek good advice from the wise.

A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.