Proverbs 15:12
“A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.”
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Cross-References
“Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.”
“He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.”
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”
“They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.”
“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.”