Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And hast said, 'How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,
New American Standard Bible
And my heart
King James Version
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Holman Bible
and how my heart despised correction.
International Standard Version
and you will say, "How I hated instruction, and my heart rejected correction!
A Conservative Version
and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
American Standard Version
And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;
Amplified
And you say, “How I hated instruction and discipline,
And my heart despised correction and reproof!
Bible in Basic English
And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;
Darby Translation
and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof!
Julia Smith Translation
And thou saidst, How did I hate instruction, and my heart despise reproofs
King James 2000
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Lexham Expanded Bible
and say "How I hated discipline, and I despised reproof!"
Modern King James verseion
and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised correction;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and then say, "Alas, why hated I nurture? Why did my heart despise correction?
NET Bible
And you will say, "How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!
New Heart English Bible
and say, "How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
The Emphasized Bible
And thou shalt say - How I hated correction! and, reproof, my heart disdained;
Webster
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
World English Bible
and say, "How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Themes
Disobedience » The reward for being disobedient to your instructors
Harlot (prostitute) » To be shunned
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Spiritual instruction despised
Rejection » Of Christ » Of spiritual instruction
Reproof » Contempt of, leads to remorse
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Avoid Seduction
11 And thou hast howled in thy latter end, In the consumption of thy flesh and thy food, 12 And hast said, 'How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised, 13 And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 12:1
Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 1:22
'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:25
And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.
Proverbs 1:7
Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
Genesis 19:9
And they say, 'Come nigh hither;' they say also, 'This one hath come in to sojourn, and he certainly judgeth! now, we do evil to thee more than to them;' and they press against the man, against Lot greatly, and come nigh to break the door.
Exodus 2:13-14
And he goeth out on the second day, and lo, two men, Hebrews, striving! and he saith to the wrong-doer, 'Why dost thou smite thy neighbour?'
2 Chronicles 24:20-22
and the Spirit of God hath clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he standeth over-against the people, and saith to them, 'Thus said God, Why are ye transgressing the commands of Jehovah, and prosper not? because ye have forsaken Jehovah -- He doth forsake you.'
2 Chronicles 25:16
And it cometh to pass, in his speaking unto him, that he saith to him, 'For a counsellor to the king have we appointed thee? cease for thee; why do they smite thee?' And the prophet ceaseth, and saith, 'I have known that God hath counselled to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.'
2 Chronicles 33:10-11
And Jehovah speaketh unto Manasseh and unto his people, and they have not attended,
2 Chronicles 36:16
and they are mocking at the messengers of God, and despising His words, and acting deceitfully with His prophets, till the going up of the fury of Jehovah against His people -- till there is no healing.
Psalm 50:17
Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.
Psalm 73:22
And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee.
Proverbs 1:29-30
Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.
Proverbs 6:23
For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,
Proverbs 13:18
Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.
Jeremiah 44:4
And I send unto you all my servants, the prophets, rising early and sending, saying: I pray you, do not this abomination that I have hated --
Zechariah 1:4-6
Ye shall not be as your fathers, To whom the former prophets called, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Turn back I pray you, From your evil ways and from your evil doings, And they did not hearken, Nor attend to Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah.
Zechariah 7:11-14
And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.
John 3:19-20
'And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;