Verse Comparison: Proverbs 15:12
American Standard Version
A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.
Amplified® Bible
A scorner has no love for one who rebukes him; neither will he go to the wise [for counsel].
Contemporary English Version
Those who sneer at others don't like to be corrected, and they won't ask help from someone with sense.
Darby English Version
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him; he will not go unto the wise.
Good News Bible
Conceited people do not like to be corrected; they never ask for advice from those who are wiser.
King James Version
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
New American Standard Bible
A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, He will not go to the wise.
New International Version
A mocker resents correction;
he will not consult the wise.
New King James Version
A scoffer does not love one who corrects him,
Nor will he go to the wise.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, He will not go to the wise.
Revised Standard Version
A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
Young's Literal Translation
A scorner loveth not his reprover, Unto the wise he goeth not.
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