121 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
121 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
121 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
121 If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it - how shortsighted to refuse correction!
121 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.
121 To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
32 For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;
32 Don't you see what happens, you simpletons, you idiots? Carelessness kills; complacency is murder.
32 For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
32 For simpletons turn away from me-to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
(Read Proverbs 1:20-33)
Solomon, having showed how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here declares how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God. Christ himself is Wisdom, is Wisdoms. Three sorts of persons are here called by Him: 1. Simple ones. Sinners are fond of their simple notions of good and evil, their simple prejudices against the ways of God, and flatter themselves in their wickedness. 2. Scorners. Proud, jovial people, that make a jest of every thing. Scoffers at religion, that run down every thing sacred and serious. 3. Fools. Those are the worst of fools that hate to be taught, and have a rooted dislike to serious godliness. The precept is plain; Turn you at my reproof. We do not make a right use of reproofs, if we do not turn from evil to that which is good. The promises are very encouraging. Men cannot turn by any power of their own; but God answers, Behold, I will pour out my Spirit unto you. Special grace is needful to sincere conversion. But that grace shall never be denied to any who seek it. The love of Christ, and the promises mingled with his reproofs, surely should have the attention of every one. It may well be asked, how long men mean to proceed in such a perilous path, when the uncertainty of life and the consequences of dying without Christ are considered? Now sinners live at ease, and set sorrow at defiance; but their calamity will come. Now God is ready to hear their prayers; but then they shall cry in vain. Are we yet despisers of wisdom? Let us hearken diligently, and obey the Lord Jesus, that we may enjoy peace of conscience and confidence in God; be free from evil, in life, in death, and for ever.
17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
17 The road to life is a disciplined life; ignore correction and you're lost for good.
17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, But he who refuses correction goes astray.
17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore correction will go astray.
(Read Proverbs 10:17)
The traveller that has missed his way, and cannot bear to be told of it, and to be shown the right way, must err still.
17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality,
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
17 Real wisdom, God's wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
(Read James 3:13-18)
These verses show the difference between men's pretending to be wise, and their being really so. He who thinks well, or he who talks well, is not wise in the sense of the Scripture, if he does not live and act well. True wisdom may be know by the meekness of the spirit and temper. Those who live in malice, envy, and contention, live in confusion; and are liable to be provoked and hurried to any evil work. Such wisdom comes not down from above, but springs up from earthly principles, acts on earthly motives, and is intent on serving earthly purposes. Those who are lifted up with such wisdom, described by the apostle James, is near to the Christian love, described by the apostle Paul; and both are so described that every man may fully prove the reality of his attainments in them. It has no disguise or deceit. It cannot fall in with those managements the world counts wise, which are crafty and guileful; but it is sincere, and open, and steady, and uniform, and consistent with itself. May the purity, peace, gentleness, teachableness, and mercy shown in all our actions, and the fruits of righteousness abounding in our lives, prove that God has bestowed upon us this excellent gift.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 12:1
Commentary on Proverbs 12:1
(Read Proverbs 12:1)
Those who have grace, will delight in the instructions given them. Those that stifle their convictions, are like brutes.