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Proverbs 12:1
A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.
Proverbs 12:1 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 12:1 in other translations
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
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In context
1 A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.
2 A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.
3 No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.
4 A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.
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