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Proverbs 5:12

And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

KJV

Cur detestatus sum disciplinam, et increpationibus non acquievit cor meum,

Vulgate

καὶ ἐρεῖς Πῶς ἐμίσησα παιδείαν, καὶ ἐλέγχους ἐξέκλινεν ἡ καρδία μου·

LXX

And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

ASV

וְֽ/אָמַרְתָּ֗ אֵ֭יךְ שָׂנֵ֣אתִי מוּסָ֑ר וְ֝/תוֹכַ֗חַת נָאַ֥ץ לִבִּֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֚יךְ
'yk
particle · 82×
י
y
noun · 591×
י
y
verb · 148×
י
y
noun · 28×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מוּסָ֑ר
mvsr
noun · 50×
נִי
ny
verb · 25×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 22:8 — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.
  • 1Sam 25:31 — That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with
  • 2Chr 24:20 — And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cann
  • 2Chr 25:16 — And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that Go
  • 2Chr 33:10 — And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
  • 2Chr 36:16 — But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
  • Acts 13:41 — Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
  • Exod 2:13 — And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
  • Gen 19:9 — And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man,
  • Jer 44:4 — Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
  • John 3:19 — And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
  • John 3:20 — For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
  • Prov 1:7 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
  • Prov 1:7 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
  • Prov 1:22 — How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
  • Prov 1:22 — How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
  • Prov 1:25 — But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
  • Prov 1:25 — But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
  • Prov 1:29 — For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
  • Prov 6:23 — For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
  • Prov 10:17 — He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
  • Prov 10:21 — The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
  • Prov 12:1 — Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
  • Prov 12:1 — Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
  • Prov 13:18 — Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
  • Prov 15:5 — A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
  • Prov 30:2 — Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
  • Ps 50:17 — Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.
  • Ps 50:17 — Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.
  • Ps 73:22 — So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
  • Rom 1:28 — And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
  • Zech 1:4 — Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearke
  • Zeph 3:2 — She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.