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Proverbs 12:1

He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.

Proverbs 12:1 · Geneva Bible

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Proverbs 12:1 in other translations

KJV King James Version

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

WEB World English Bible

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

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In context

1 He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.

2 A good man getteth fauour of the Lord: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.

3 A man cannot be established by wickednesse: but the roote of the righteous shall not be mooued.

4 A vertuous woman is the crowne of her husband: but she that maketh him ashamed, is as corruption in his bones.

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