Proverbs 12:1 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 12:1 MSG (The Message)
If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it— how shortsighted to refuse correction!
Proverbs 12:1 KJV (King James Version)
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 12:1 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1 NCV (New Century Version)
Anyone who loves learning accepts correction, but a person who hates being corrected is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1 ASV (American Standard Version)
Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 12:1 NIV (New International Version)
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1 NKJV (New King James Version)
Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Whoever loves instruction and discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof and correction is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1 NLT (New Living Translation)
To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.
Proverbs 12:1 TPT (The Passion Translation)
To learn the truth you must long to be teachable, or you can despise correction and remain ignorant.
Proverbs 12:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.