Proverbs
Proverbs 12:1
1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates correction is stupid.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever loves | אֹהֵ֣ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| discipline | מ֭וּסָר | mū·så̄r | Noun - masculine singular | H4148 discipline |
| loves | אֹ֣הֵֽב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| knowledge | דָּ֑עַת | dā·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| but he who hates | וְשֹׂנֵ֖א | wə·śō·nê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| correction | תוֹכַ֣חַת | ṯō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H8433 rebuke, correction |
| is stupid | בָּֽעַר׃ | bā·‘ar | Adjective - masculine singular | H1198 brutishness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:10 · Proverbs 9:7–8 · Psalm 119:97–100 · Proverbs 18:1 · Proverbs 5:12–13 · Psalm 32:9 · Proverbs 8:17 · Psalm 92:6 · Proverbs 2:10–11 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10 · Isaiah 1:3 · Proverbs 8:32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.