King James Version

Proverbs 12:1

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

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אֹהֵ֣בohevloveאָהַבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.מ֭וּסָרmusarchastisementמוּסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “chastisement”, the ordinary formH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.אֹ֣הֵֽבohevloveאָהַבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.דָּ֑עַתdaatcunningדַּעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).וְשֹׂנֵ֖אvesoneand hateשָׂנֵאconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.תוֹכַ֣חַתtokhachatcorrectionתּוֹכֵחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “correction”, the ordinary formH8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.בָּֽעַרbaarbrutishבַּעַרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “brutish”, the ordinary formH1198properly, foot (as consumed); i.e. (by exten.) of cattle brutishness; (concretely) stupidbrutish (person), foolish.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof [is] brutish.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Douay-Rheims

He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is foolish.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that loves instruction loves sense, but he that hates reproofs is a fool.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ ἀγαπῶν παιδείαν, ἀγαπᾷ αἴσθησιν· ὁ δὲ μισῶν ἐλέγχους, ἄφρων.