Parallel Verses
King James Version
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
New American Standard Bible
And my heart
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;
Youngs Literal Translation
And hast said, 'How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,
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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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Avoid Seduction
11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 12:1
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:25
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Genesis 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, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
Exodus 2:13-14
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?
2 Chronicles 24:20-22
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 cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.
2 Chronicles 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 God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
2 Chronicles 33:10-11
And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
2 Chronicles 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.
Psalm 50:17
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
Psalm 73:22
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
Proverbs 1:29-30
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Jeremiah 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.
Zechariah 1:4-6
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 hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
Zechariah 7:11-14
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
John 3:19-20
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.