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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, He will not go to the wise.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A mocker does not appreciate a warning. He will not go to wise people. King James Bible
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Authority Consult Correction Hater Love Mocker Reproved Reprover Reproves Reproveth Scoffer Scorner Teaching Wise Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 12 A scorner is one that not only makes a jest of God and religion, but bids defiance to the methods employed for his conviction and reformation, and, as an evidence of that, 1. He cannot endure the checks of his own conscience, nor will he suffer it to deal plainly with him: He loves not to reprove him (so some read it); he cannot endure to retire into his own heart and commune seriously with that, will not admit of any free thought or fair reasoning with himself, nor let his own heart smite him, if he can help it. That man's case is sad who is afraid of being acquainted and of arguing with himself. 2. He cannot endure the advice and admonitions of his friends: He will not go unto the wise, lest they should give him wise counsel. We ought not only to bid the wise welcome when they come to us, but to go to them, as beggars to the rich man's door for an alms; but this the scorner will not do, for fear of being told of his faults and prevailed upon to reform. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: A consult correction does go he him love mocker not one reproves resents scoffer the to who will wise Bible Browser | 
